In our Career Portfolio course, 1st year students focus on personal and work values such as making fundamental decisions, finding and articulating your strengths, and being part of a team. Students spend a lot of time doing introspective thinking, searching for ways to articulate and communicate ideas about themselves and others. Students work in partners, have a lot of group discussions, and get a chance to do a few presentations. In addition to the work skills they gain as a result of the course, this is a great time for the students to get to know themselves and each other.
Students are asked to read the graphic novel Johnny Bunko: The Last Career Guide You’ll Ever Need.
The students read, discuss, and reflect on career/professional lessons learned such as:
- There is no plan; do not become micro-focused on only one way to go about getting a career you want.
- Focus on your strengths, not weaknesses
- It’s not about you; successful people make others successful
- Leave an imprint
Career Portfolio is one of the many courses OLS Students take to obtain their associate degree from OLS. More information about our curriculum is available on our website. To learn more about our program register for an Information Session.
Last Updated January 16, 2020