The Miami-Dade Job Application Portfolio is a joint initiative of the business and education communities connecting workplaces with schools to create a better prepared workforce.

The Portfolio is presentation tool that highlights a student's preparation and readiness for a job.

Entry-level applicants seeking work in Miami-Dade County, whether as students or recent graduates, should present at a minimum the following four items:

1. Recent School Records -- Report Cards and Transcripts

(includes academic grades, attendance, conduct, level of effort, and progression of courses)

2. Self-rated Job Skills Index

(based on recommendations of U.S. Labor Department Secretary's Commission on Achieving Necessary Skills (SCANS))

3. Writing sample

(may be a letter of application)

4. Résumé

(includes extra-curricular activities, community/volunteer work, and other work experience)

Language Attachment

(To be completed by multilingual applicants)

Also available in Adobe Portable Document Format 

	C ontents of Job Application Portfolio
	Self-rated Job Skills Index
	Language Attachment

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