ELECTRONIC CAREER PORTFOLIO

This event provides FBLA members with an opportunity to produce an electronic career portfolio that is a purposeful collection of work that tells the story of an applicant including achievements, growth, vision, reflection, skills, experience, education, training, and career goals.

Competencies for this event include:  written communication skills, organizational skills, creativity, career development, technology skills—Internet and computer programs, multimedia, self-assessment, and knowledge of employability skills and trends.

ELIGIBILITY

District:        Number of participants governed by local FBLA District policy.

State:           Each district may send one entry to the State Leadership Conference.

National:     See publication:  National Chapter Management Handbook—current edition.

REGULATIONS

• The entry form and Statement of Assurance form found in the SLC registration packet and the URL for the portfolio must be sent to the state adviser's office postmarked first-class mail by the date specified in the SLC registration packet.

• The individual may not have entered this event at a previous National Leadership Conference or placed 1st or 2nd at a previous State Leadership Conference.

• Students competing in this event on the State level must be registered for the State Leadership Conference or their entry will not be judged.

• The portfolio must be available for viewing on the Internet at the time of judging.  No changes can be made to the site after the official postmark date listed in the SLC registration packet.

• Portfolios must be prepared by student members, not advisers.  Local advisers should serve as consultants to ensure that the portfolio is well organized, contains substantiated statements, and is written in a business style.

• All information should reflect the student’s accomplishments and experiences.  No fictitious information should be presented.

PROCEDURE—PREJUDGED PORTFOLIO
 

• The portfolio should have no more than 30 pages (i.e., slides, links, text files). 

• Portfolios must include: a resume, data sheet and career summary.  The career summary page should include career choice, description of career, education required, and future job outlook (e.g., monetary, advancement).

• Additional sample materials may include: awards and honors, certifications, community and volunteer activities, conferences or workshops, examples of projects or presentations, letters of recognition and recommendation, list of accomplishments, leadership development activities, recognitions, self-assessments, evidence of specific skills, a page from a Web site created, writing samples, and so forth.

• When contemplating these items, you want to showcase your education and work experience by showing examples and evidence of your work, skills, and accomplishments.  For example, only include 1-2 pages from a Web site or 1-2 pages of a report.

JUDGING
 

Portfolios will be reviewed by a screening committee to determine if chapters have complied with event eligibility and regulations.  A panel of judges will select the winners.  The content of each portfolio will be evaluated by the criteria identified in the rating sheet.  All decisions of the judges are final.
 

AWARDS
 

State awards for the top five (5) places are presented at the State Leadership Conference during the Awards Assembly.

The judges will determine the number of awards presented at the National Leadership Conference.  The maximum number will be ten (10.)