How can ePortfolios Help to Find a Job?
Finding a job is not just about finding an employer. ePortfolios are also for those who are/want to be in self-employment or find partners to create a business or a social enterprise.
According to 2009 Eurobarometer Survey on Entrepreneurship, 45% of all Europeans would like to be self-employed while 49% would prefer working as an employee. In the USA the preference for self-employment has decreased from 61% to 55%. However, the share of US citizens who would like to be an employee has remained almost unchanged at 36% (vs. 37% in 2007)
While the traditional view on the job seeking period is:
- I learn (at school, university, etc.);
- I find a job (as employee, freelance or entrepreneur);
- I work.
The vision should rather be:
- I learn how to learn (to become a good citizen and contributor to society);
- I learn how to find a job (which will be also useful later, when I want to change my career path);
- I learn while I work (I work, therefore I learn is the knowledge economy and learning society motto).
It is by taking into account this vision that we will explore how a Career ePortfolio can grow across the different episodes of a lifelong learning journey, and how different views of this Career ePortfolio can be tailored to the different audiences you aim to reach.
