What is a “Career Portfolio” anyway?

Typically, it can be a(n):

• Visual Showcase
  Architects and visual artists of all kinds use portfolios in order to showcase and market their work to prospective employers.
• Career Showcase
  A career portfolio serves much the same function, making your skills and experiences concrete for employers to see.
• Archive
  It is also a place to store all the things from your academic and non-academic life that have helped you (or prevented you) from getting work.
• Part of your Process of on-going Career Development
  Keeping a portfolio can illuminate your own career development process, as it now as well as down the road.

Creating a Career Portfolio

At the Career Centre you have two options for creating a Career Portfolio:

• the U of T Portal, or
• CareerCruising.com

NOTE: Working with a portfolio using either option will end your visit to the Career Centre website.

Option 1: Using the U of T Portal

In order to access My Portfolios through the portal, you will have to login using your UTORID. This is the same username and password you would use to check your email on my.utoronto.ca.

1. Browse to the U of T Portal homepage. If you are not logged in, you will be directed to the Web Login page.
2. Enter your UTORID and password into the appropriate fields, then press the Log In button. You will be redirected back to the portal homepage.
3. To access the portfolio tools and templates, click on the Content tab along the top right of the portal page.
4. You should now be able to see a menu to the left of the page called My Portfolios. It is beneath the My Content and Institution Content headings.

Option 2: CareerCruising.com

To use Career Cruising, you need to use the U of T site password to login, then create your own username and password to set up an individual profile and portfolio.

1. Point your browser to careercruising.com.
2. In the username field, type in utcareer.
3. In the password field, type in cruising.
4. Click the Start Career Cruising button.