FBLA ELECTRONIC CAREER PORTFOLIO

An FBLA electronic career portfolio 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. It is a tool that gives employers a complete picture of who you are—your experience, your education, your accomplishments—and what you have the potential to become—much more than just a letter of application and résumé can provide.

FBLA Eligibility

Each state may enter two (2) participants who are members of active local FBLA chapters, on record in the FBLA national center as having paid dues by March 1 of the current school year.

Overview

This event consists of a prejudged project. The portfolio should display samples of your work, achievements, and accomplishments you would refer to in an interview. Electronic portfolios use interactive multimedia to increase the range and type of materials that can be included as evidence of learning.

FBLA Guidelines

• FBLA student members, not advisers, must prepare portfolios.
• The portfolio should have no more than 30 pages (i.e., slides, links, text files).
• A Statement of Assurance form must be completed with the URL and submitted by the FBLA state chair/state adviser or designee and received by the national center by the second Friday in May.
• 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 entry date.
• All information should reflect the student’s accomplishments and experiences. No fictitious information should be presented.
• The portfolio must include: a résumé or data sheet and a 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.
• The top ten (10) winners will be announced at the FBLA NLC.
• This event is prejudged before the FBLA NLC.

Project Competencies

• good written communication skills
• demonstrate organizational skills
• show creativity
• develop a career plan
• technology skills—Internet, computer programs
• demonstrate knowledge of employability skills and trends

NBEA Standards Reinforced by Event

• Career Development: workplace expectations
• Communication: foundations, employment
• Information Technology: information retrieval, privacy and ethics, application software

Career Clusters

Business Management and Administration, Information Technology

HV FBLA Knows Electronic Career Portfolio

Adapted By HV FBLA Member Hunter Tillery

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