The Leadership Portfolio
Showcasing Your Leadership Experience
What is the Leadership Portfolio?
The Leadership Portfolio is a way for you to document and showcase your leadership experience. It allows you to consolidate evidence of your leadership development into one place for use in interviews for jobs, internships, and/or graduate school.
What goes into a Leadership Portfolio?
Your Leadership Portfolio should be just that--YOUR Leadership Portfolio. As such, it is difficult to say exactly what should go into yours. But, here are some ideas for a basic portfolio to get you started:
- Resume
- Cover letter or letter of introduction
- The most recent copy of your academic transcript (unofficial is fine)
- The most recent copy of your Leadership & Involvement Transcript (what's this?)
- Any certificates that you have been awarded
- Programs from conferences you have attended or at which you have presented
- Relevant writing samples
- Results from any relevant assessments or inventories (DISCOVER, MBTI, Strengths Finder)
- Personal mission statement and vision statement
- 5 year goal plan
Can I get help with my portfolio?
ATLAS Interns are available one on one to help you with your portfolio.
So I got my certificate. Now what?
You should continue to update and revise your portfolio each semester. Add to it and edit it regularly so that it is always ready to be used. Your portfolio should be a living document that evolves and changes with you. About to graduate? Don't stop there! Continue to update and edit your portfolio to use for your future professional needs.