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"To succeed, we must first believe that we can." ~ Michael Korda
"Every job is a self-portrait of the person who did it. Autograph your work with excellence." ?~ Unknown
"Learning how to learn is life's most important skill." ~ Tony Buzan
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"Two roads diverged in a wood, and I - I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference." ~ Robert Frost
"It isn't where you come from, it's where you're going that counts." ~ Ella Fitzgerald
"If opportunity doesn't knock - build a door." ~ Milton Berle
"The difference betwen stumbling blocks and stepping stones is how you use them." ~ Unknown
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"You miss one hundred percent of the shots you never take."?~ Wayne Gretzky
"The journey of a thousand miles begins with one step."?~ Lao Tsu
"Success is the ability to go from failure to failure without losing your enthusiasm." ~ Winston Churchill
"The man who moves a mountain begins by carrying away small stones." ~ William Faulkneer
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"Formal education will make you a living; self-education will make you a fortune." ?~ Jim Rohn
"The only person who is educated is the one who has learned how to learn and change." ~ Carl Rogers
"It takes courage to grow up and become who you really are." ~ e.e. cummings
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"To accomplish great things, you must not only act, but also dream; not only plan, but also believe.” ~ Anatole France
"Make the most of yourself, for that is all there is of you." ~ Ralph Waldo Emerson
"If a man does not keep pace with his companions, perhaps it is because he hears a different drummer. Let him step to the music which he hears, however measured or far away." ~ Henry David Thoreau
"Doing your best at this moment puts you in the best place for the next moment." ~ Oprah Winfrey
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"Don't bunt. Aim out of the ball park. Aim for the company of immortals." ~ David Ogilvy
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"Be ready when opportunity comes. . . Luck is the time when preparation and opportunity meet." ~ Roy Chapin
May 20, 2012
Career Portfolios
A career portfolio is a collection of evidence or artifacts that reflects a student’s interests, abilities, personality, accomplishments and learning.
The students of St. Mary High School begin creating a career portfolio in Grade 9. The career portfolio is also incorporated in Christian Ethics classes during Grade 10, Grade 11, and Grade 12.
As a collection of information, a career portfolio is an excellent organizational tool to be used during the following:
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the career planning process
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completion of scholarships applications
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interviews (jobs, entrance interviews to colleges or universities) using a showcase career portfolio
Portfolio Artifacts
Types of artifacts, tangible items that provide evidence, to collect for the career portfolio are as follows:
- photographs (events, hobbies, special projects, trophies . . .)
- newspaper clippings
- certificates, medals, badges
- report cards/progress reports
- samples of school work (writing, reports, . . .)
- speeches
- travel brochures
- video or audio tapes of performances
- Thank You cards, letters
A career portfolio should eventually become your brag book:
“If you done it, it ain’t bragging.” ~ Walt Whitman
Building a Career Portfolio
To build a career portfolio, you need to create the following and assemble them into a binder:
1) a cover page and binder spine that contain your first and last name
2) a table of contents
3) divider pages
4) a reflection sheet about each artifact including the background story, and how the artifact is evidence of an Employability Skill and Blueprint for Life/Work Designs competency
* Please visit the SMHS library if you need a binder, plastic page protectors, or assistance with color printing, color photocopying, scanning, and digital photography.
Planning and Evaluation Documents:
Career Portfolio Artifact Sample
Career Development 9 Parents Letter
Portfolio Content Documents:
Abilities, Interests and Temperaments
Leisure, Hobbies and Extra-Curricular
Employability: Fundamental Skills
Employability: Personal Management Skills
Employability: Teamwork Skills
Career Portfolio Reflection Sheet
Blueprint for Life/Work Designs Matrix
Connecting to the 21st Century
Workability Attitudes: Dependability
Workability Attitudes: Integrity & Honesty
Workability Attitudes: Positive Attitude
Useful Artifacts to Continually Update:
Goal Plan: St Mary High School
Additional Information:
Career & Life Portfolio Development
A Self-Managed Career Portfolio Guide

