Organization & Review
Portfolio Organization
When you begin assembling your material and information for your portfolio, it is important to consider how your resume is divided into categories. In a resume, each section logically flows from section to section, grouping important topics. dates, and information together. Pay close attention to your personal extra detail as it is usually not part of a professional resume, but is the personality which links the career portfolio to a
method to better organize your professional materials. As this can show how organized or well you can manage data, the design of your career portfolio will reflect brightly to all who visit your site. If in doubt, follow the same categories as your resume to break your collection of documents and other items into subsections.
Examples of organizing categories are :
When you begin assembling your material and information for your portfolio, it is important to consider how your resume is divided into categories. In a resume, each section logically flows from section to section, grouping important topics. dates, and information together. Pay close attention to your personal extra detail as it is usually not part of a professional resume, but is the personality which links the career portfolio to a
method to better organize your professional materials. As this can show how organized or well you can manage data, the design of your career portfolio will reflect brightly to all who visit your site. If in doubt, follow the same categories as your resume to break your collection of documents and other items into subsections.
Examples of organizing categories are :
- Bio - introduction to who you are
- Experience - professional, volunteer, or amateur
- Work or Educational history
- Accomplishment - what you have done
- Knowledge - what you know, do, & create
- Skills- examples or proof
- Infographic- such as re.vu ,Vizualize.me, or Kinzaa
- References or links to professional social media
- Professional associations, societies, or organization
- Examples - work, projects, or presentations
- Resume - electronic version
- Publication history - writing samples
- Creative work - Images, videos, or presentations (share w/ links)
Let's review what we have learned so far -
A career Portfolio is an expanded resume where actual work examples can be added
The reason to create a career portfolio is to visually show what you know and can do
The three types of bios mentioned were career, professional, and social media
Effective career portfolios have key parts such as bio, presentations, etc.
How a career portfolio is organized reflects logical presentation of categorized material & information
Starting Point for Career Portfolio
Now, you are ready to collect your material and consider a portfolio builder, which is a quick and easy way to set up a career portfolio.
A career Portfolio is an expanded resume where actual work examples can be added
The reason to create a career portfolio is to visually show what you know and can do
The three types of bios mentioned were career, professional, and social media
Effective career portfolios have key parts such as bio, presentations, etc.
How a career portfolio is organized reflects logical presentation of categorized material & information
Starting Point for Career Portfolio
Now, you are ready to collect your material and consider a portfolio builder, which is a quick and easy way to set up a career portfolio.