2024 Contest Information

What is a Career Portfolio?

A portfolio is a collection of work documenting a student’s skills, abilities, and achievements overtime. Portfolios also capture other aspects of a student’s life such as education and training, volunteer experience, or extra-curricular activities.  Creating a digital portfolio can demonstrate a student’s employability skills and professional capabilities to help make him/her more attractive to colleges or employers.  

2024 Career Portfolio Contest  Handout

Purpose of the Contest:

• • To recognize students who have developed an outstanding Career Portfolio. 

  • Promote college and career readiness in the Delaware Co. area.

Eligible Students:

• • Any 2024 graduate from Big Walnut, Buckeye Valley, Delaware Hayes, Olentangy, Olentangy Berlin, Olentangy Liberty, Olentangy Orange, Thomas Worthington, Worthington Kilbourne or Delaware Area Career Center.

Entry Format:

• • Students will create the Career Portfolio in a Google Slides or Canva document

  • Portfolio components need to be linked in Google Slides or Canva

  • A student entry must be submitted as a sharable link, with viewing rights for anyone with the link.  

  • For the Delaware area contest, the top 5 entries from each high school should be sent/shared by your school counselor/contact to Lisa-Marie Reinhart at reinhartL@delawareareacc.org 

  • A digital picture and parent/guardian contact information will be requested of each contest winner.

 Award:

• • $250 cash scholarship, awarded to the Top 5 portfolio winners

 Timeline:

• • March 15, 2024- Deadline for county contest submissions. (Top 5 from each high school)

  • March 18-29- Online Career Portfolio Contest Judging  

  • April 1- Announcement of Contest Winners 

  • TBD- Recognition 

Contest Judging:

The portfolios from each school will be judged by a 3-member committee comprised of local education, business, and community leaders.  The judges will be provided information in advance about the Career Portfolios.  Judges will evaluate the portfolios using a score sheet.  Areas of the evaluation will include:

• • • Introductory Letter & Table of Contents

    • Inclusion of appropriate Career Readiness Materials

    • Quality of Career Readiness Materials

      • • Materials reflect growth, achievement, and/or goals for the future

        • Evidence of student's skills, abilities, and experiences

        • Evidence of career planning, goal setting, and employability 

        • Evidence of soft skill development 

    • Over-all Organization/ Format

      • • Professional in appearance, quality, navigation, and use of multimedia

        • Correct grammar, spelling, word choice, etc.