B. Career — My Experience Portfolio
Good for: teens and college students thinking about their future, and job seekers collecting material for cover letters. You do not need awards or grades. Record the things you actually tried as "what I did and what I learned", and that becomes your portfolio.
When finished: a book with photos, your role and what you learned for each experience, which you can show to a counselor or interviewer as a link or PDF.
What you need
- Photos and results of your experiences (contests, clubs, volunteering, part-time jobs and so on)
1. The questions you get
Something I started because I love it → a memorable experience at school → something I did with friends → a time I solved a difficulty → a failure I learned from … 8 flags in all. The flags are placed in the years around ages 13–17, so if you are an adult, change them to the real dates in the story window.
2. Steps
- Go to Create New Book → the Growth & Learning tab → choose My Experience Portfolio and start — Make your first book
- Write one experience per flag. We suggest a three-line frame: ① What did I do (the situation and my role) ② How did I do it (what I did) ③ What did I gain (the result and what I learned)
- Add photos of results (posters, works, certificates), and note the people and places too — Write in the story window
- Add experiences that are not in the flags as new stories. Give important ones more stars so they hang larger in the gallery.
- The Timegraph shows when you felt strong and when things were hard. That gives you things to talk about in career counseling — Timeline and Timegraph
- Download it as a PDF or send it as a link — Download a print-ready PDF, Share your book with a link
TipBe sure to include one failure. One of the most common interview questions is how you got through a difficulty.
3. Common questions
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Can I export it as a résumé? | A dedicated résumé and portfolio menu is coming. For now, use this book as a PDF or link. |
| Can adults use it too? | Yes. Just change the flag dates to the real times. If you have a long work history, there is also the A 30-Year Career Chronicle template. |
Similar examples: Skills & Growth Story (focused on skills you learned) · My Future Roadmap (your path ahead) · A 30-Year Career Chronicle
Check
- Each experience story says what you did and what you learned.
- You can show it to others as a link or PDF.
If you get stuck
- I have no experiences to write about
- A hobby you kept up because you love it, a role you had (class president, club treasurer) and part-time jobs all count. Answer the flag questions one at a time.
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