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Goal Setting

If you haven’t thought about your goals recently, now is a good time as you prepare for your electronic portfolio. Goal setting is challenging for people of all ages. Follow these suggestions:

* Write down your goals, and review them frequently.

* Make sure your goals are something you really want to do.

* Be consistent – don’t contradict one goal with another.

* Think positively, and state your goals that way.

* Get detailed with your goals.

* Set goals for other areas of your life besides your education and career, such as finances, family, health, spiritual, social and cultural.

* Ask your career services center or advisor for help.

Before you begin

Follow the Five Steps below for a successful electronic portfolio. As you work on your site using the electronic portfolio tool, you can easily access online assistance and Quick Tips.

Reflect: Reflect on what you’ve accomplished in school and in your career, and how it fits with your goals.
Collect: Collect the information for your electronic portfolio. To learn more about what to include, read below.
Select: Select those documents that are most pertinent to your goals and keep them handy as you work on your electronic portfolio.
Build: Build your site using the electronic portfolio tool. For ideas on what you can do with your electronic portfolio, see Gallery.
Publish: Publish your portfolio. You can let others read all, or parts of, your site. Targeting is helpful if you have multiple skills and are open to a number of different employment options.

If you're interested in creating a résumé or vita, see Student Resources, Educator Resources or Career Resources for help.

What to Include
This section contains suggestions on what to include in your portfolio.

Student
Click on the word "Student" above to learn about how to use the portfolio as a student.

Educator
Click on the word "Educator" to learn more about how to use the portfolio as an educator.

Careers
Click on the word "Careers" above to learn how to use the portfolio in your career.

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