Gerald on Portfolio

It sometimes is good to look back as to where we have been and the many changes that we have had in our career. In looking at my resume, it brought back quite a few memories. It reminds me of Robert Frost's poem, "The Road Less Taken," and you want to ask yourself what if. How any small changes or any small incidents could have led down a different pass all together. I think by doing a portfolio and keeping it up to date is a real good marketing tool. I have just looked over one of our teacher's portfolio from Western Michgan University, it is very impressive and I can see have it could be used to market oneself. I also believe if we have our students to do one, it might encourage them to try harder and apply themselves better. They might ask themselves, is this what I want to show my future employer? As for me, this is next to my last career change and I am difinitely not looking forward to the last one even though I will have no control over it.