• Carefully follow the expected formatting!

  • Portfolio Pacing Guide & Formatting 

    These are required elements in your NAF digital portfolio/Google Site.  They will be checked each year by different teachers, and they will be reviewed annually during your mock interview.  It is your responsibility as a NAF academy student to review the portfolio requirements and utilize all provided resources to create the required career documents and complete your portfolio.  Correct spelling, grammar, and punctuation are expected.

     

    Create a Google Site (using your personal Gmail account) to host your portfolio items.  **Pro Tip: Create your Google Site AT HOME on your personal Gmail account and then share it to your BUSD account. You will share this link with your teacher, mock interviewers, potential employers and on your scholarship and college applications. *Be sure to publish your site after editing and publish on the HOME page.  Be sure all your attached documents are open for sharing.  Check your site settings before sharing the link. The easy way to test is to share it with a parent and see what is blocked. 

     

    Pacing Guide 

    First NAF Class:

    1. Create Google Drive Folders for NAF classes & portfolio (check with your NAF teacher for guidance)

    2. Begin your digital portfolio AT HOME using your personal, professional Gmail account

    3. Share the site with your BUSD account (this will allow you to edit both at school and at home)

    4. Complete typed brag sheet 

    5. Create cover letter, resume, reference page, 15 professional goals, and 10 reasons 

    6. Create first draft of portfolio Home, About Me, Career Docs, & NAF pages

    7. Draft interview responses to typical questions

    8. Create digital copies of award certificates or pictures of plaques, trophies, or ribbons

    Second & Third NAF Class:

    1. Update brag sheet

    2. Update cover letter, resume, reference page, 15 professional goals, and 10 reasons

    3. Update interview responses

    4. Update digital portfolio pages and add required new information and classes 

    5. **Optional** Students may ask a reference for a letter of recommendation (do not post online)

    Final/Senior NAF Class:

    1. Update brag sheet

    2. Update cover letter, resume, reference page, 15 professional goals, and 10 reasons 

    3. Update interview responses

    4. Update digital portfolio and create and complete work experience/internship page

    5. **Optional** Students may ask a reference for a letter of recommendation (do not post online)

    Submit Senior Work Exp/Internship Portfolio – Due by 5pm the Friday before spring break of your senior year

    1. Follow online assignment instructions and submit to the Academy Google Classroom.

    2. Complete the required Google Form in order to receive credit in NAFTrack.

     

    Expected Document Formatting

    Career Documents - resume, cover letter, references, goals, reasons to be hired

    • Font Options:  Times New Roman, Arial, or Calibri 

    • Font Size: 12 

    • Margins: 1” on all sides

    • Single spaced

    • All career documents typed and created by you must include the same contact information at the top

      • Your name, cell number, professional email (do not include your home address)

    Work Experience/Internship Reflection

    • Using font and size recommendations above

      • Fill in the boxes with your 3 workplace goals in complete sentences. 

      • Fill in the boxes with your well-developed and thoughtful responses.