The Career Portfolio Workbook

Personal Characteristics

Leader

Well organized

Enjoys multitasking

Outgoing

Strong determination/perseverance

Shows initiative

Enterprising

Experience

In nonprofit organizations

Accomplishments

Proven ability as a fund-raiser in nonprofit settings

Knowledge

Knowledge of fund-raising techniques

Skills

Writes persuasively

Makes an effective group presentation

Trains others effectively

PORTFOLIO STRATEGY

Gwen wants to be able to use portfolio documents to overcome possible

concerns about the fact that she has never had a full-time, paid job.

And, most importantly, she wants to be able to demonstrate that dur-

ing her career as a homemaker she has developed P.E.A.K.S. that make

her a strong candidate for this fund-raising position. To do so, she par-

ticularly wants to be able to do the following:

Demonstrate the relevance of her volunteer experience for being a

professional fund raiser.

Feature and make the most of her fund-raising experience, even

though she has only done this twice.

CONTENTS OF THIS SAMPLE PORTFOLIO

Resume:This is a P.E.A.K.S. resume that is targeted at the For the

Kids fund-raising job for which Gwen will be interviewing. The head-

ings set her up to discuss and verify the P.E.A.K.S. she has that are

likely to be considered desirable in candidates for this position.

P: Personal Characteristics

Collage of homemaker’s multitasking life.Gwen can use this as a prop

to discuss the fact that, as an actively engaged mother, she has had to

become quite expert at multitasking. She can make the point that given

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