how might the misperception about the importance of having an e-protfolio have begune? CASE INCIDENT 1 Too Much of a Good ThingHave you created an e-portfolio for job applications? If youattend the University of Massachusetts, the University ofSouth Florida, Stanford, Marquette, or Westminster Col-lege, where e-portfolios are expected, you probably havedeveloped one. E-portfolios-digitized dossiers of presen-tations, projects, writing samples, and other work-areused by over 50 percent of students looking for jobs orinternships. Putting together an e-portfolio is “a learningexperience, linked to a career opportunity," said AssociateProfessor Tim Shea, who oversees a business school's man-datory e-portfolio program.Proponents contend that e-portfolios don't replace résu-més, they enhance them. "You can write on a résumé thatyou did an internship somewhere, but if I can see the proj-ects that you worked on, it gives me a more rounded view ofthe candidate," said Greg Haller, president of the westernU.S. region for Verizon Wireless. Student Inga Zakradzeagrees, saying the e-portfolio gives "a better feel for me ase-portfolios would be stored. Portfolio hubs Pathbrite andthePortfolium have tried to get around this problem, butthey have yet to obtain a single corporate contract. Anotherreason is information overload-managers don't have timeto read through, say, your travel log from a semester at sea.Third, many companies don't believe e-portfolios are val-ue-added. "They are typically not a factor in our screeningprocess," said Enterprise talent acquisition VP Marie Artim.Stuart Silverman, a university dean, acknowledged the pos-sibility. "Whether or not the prospective employer lookedat it, or weighed it, who knows."Proponents of e-portfolios, primarily from the educationsector, believe there is value in them beyond job seeking.Kerri Shaffer Carter, a university director of e-portfolios, says,"We don't draw a sharp distinction between the portfolio asa learning process and the portfolio as an employment tool,since the self-awareness that comes out of that process ulti-mately prepares the student for the workplace." Just don'texpect all that hard work to land you a job.a well-rounded student." And in a recent Association ofAmerican Colleges and Universities survey, 83 percent ofrespondents believed an e-portfolio would be useful.With all this affirmation, you might think an e-portfoliois critical to obtaining a job, but that would be a misper-ception. Other than Haller, opinions seem divided: schoolslike students to make e-portfolios, but employers don'twant them. One of the reasons is technological-HRscreening software doesn't allow for links to websites whereQuestions6-14. How might the misperception about the impor-tance of having an e-portfolio have begun?O 6-15. What are the reasons you would decide to use ane-portfolio?6-16. What do you think would be the best way to deliveran e-portfolio to a prospective employer?

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Questions 6-14. How might the misperception about the impor- tance of having an e-portfolio have begun? 6-15. What are the reasons you would decide to use an e-portfolio? 6-16. What do you think would be the best way to deliver an e-portfolio to a prospective employer?

Questions 6-14. How might the misperception about the impor- tance of having an e-portfolio have begun? 6-15. What are the reasons you would decide to use an e-portfolio? 6-16. What do you think would be the best way to deliver an e-portfolio to a prospective employer?

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