The Career Portfolio Workbook

P.E.A.K.S. is. The worksheets are for your own personal reference,not

for sharing with an interviewer. So be candid.

If you decide you would like to use the Career P.E.A.K.S. Mea-

surement Form to assess the P.E.A.K.S. in some of your documents, we

have included a blank copy of this form in the appendix.

But again, the key thing is that you understand how to assess the

P.E.A.K.S in your documents, regardless of whether or not you actual-

ly use the Career P.E.A.K.S. Measurement Form.

Example Career P.E.A.K.S. Measurement Form

Name of Document:Annual Performance Evaluation

Description: 1 5% increase in productivity accomplishment

Code:Task Accomplishments: # 3

SPECIFY RATE: 1 TO 5

(5 = highest score)

DIFFERENT WAYS OF FILING MASTER PORTFOLIO DOCUMENTS

As the number of items in your Master Portfolio collection increases,

you may want a filing system better than just tossing everything into

a big box. The real issues are (1) knowing what you have and (2)

retrieval. Knowing what you have can be accomplished by keeping

summary sheets, a topic we will discuss in the next section of this

chapter. The effectiveness and efficiency of your retrieval system will

ultimately depend upon your ability to develop a filing system that

not only works, but also is in tune with how you like to organize your-

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Personal characteristics Ability to handle diverse, often difficult personalities

that add value with skill 4

Experience Shows experience managing a new team 4

Accomplishment(s) STAR:

Situation: Productivity flat, difficult personalities

Task: To increase productivity by 10%

Action taken: Brainstorm; everyone participated

Results: Productivity increased by 15% 5

Knowledge Good basic knowledge developed of our operations 3

Skills Leading a team, leading change 4

Total: 20