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Portfolios
Stand Out in the Crowd… with a Portfolio
Sarah Rach-Sovich
How do you stand out against your competition?
• Cover Letter Resume
• Resume Interview
• Interview Opportunity
• Opportunity Portfolio
• YOU STAND OUT
• Standing Out Hired
What…• Living showcase of
your education, career and personal achievements
Why a Portfolio?
• A resume proves…
•
NOTHING!
Did you know?
People remember….
10 percent of what they read
20 percent of what they hear
30 percent of what they see
50 percent of what they see and hear
“We are becoming a visually mediated society. For many, understanding of the world is being
accomplished, not through words, but by reading images.”
- Paul Martin Lester, Syntactic Theory of Visual Communication
They work!
• Job seekers who… – receiving more job offers – starting salaries typically 30 percent higher
Employer’s Perspective
• Impressed• Consistent• More than… • Proved• Matched
What do you put in it?
• You are limited only by one thing…
EFFORT!
Options:
• Traditional
• Electronic
• Content• Personality• Consistency
Traditional
• Binder• Sheet protectors• No page numbers
Invite them in with a great cover
People CAN (and do) judge a book by it’s cover
• Resume• Recommendation
Letters• Education
• Work Experience• Work Samples• Awards & Honors• Others…
In case you or the interviewer
forgets…
Refer to…
Education
Education
• Transcripts• Degree• Honors/awards• Continuing Ed
Work Samples
• Pictures• Summaries• Charts/graphs• Writing samples
• Presentations• Flyers• Websites• Others???
Hairstylist
Construction Worker
Construction Worker
Accountant
SKILLS!Showcase what you have!
Test title: Text and Numbers - 5 minutesAccuracy: 96%Net speed: 64 wpm
Test title: Northern Lights - 5 minutesAccuracy: 96%Net speed: 66 wpm
Test title: Leading the Revolution - 3 minutesAccuracy: 96%Net speed: 60 wpm
Test title: Fishing in Finland - 5 minutesAccuracy: 96%Net speed: 66 wpm
Typing Speed
Awards & Honors
• Relevant• Performance appraisals/reviews• Congratulatory emails• Notes from peers or superiors
Other Ideas• Outstanding papers• Thank-you notes• Photos of yourself on the job• Agendas/certificates of attendance• Professional licenses/certificates
A Place to start:
– Award certificates, Flyers, Brochures– Hiring and Recruiting Section, Resume Collection
Too much of a good thing… is NOT a good thing
• During an interview• Usually at the end• You, them, combination• Use as an opportunity
Why an online portfolio?? Get information out:
Prior to an interview… During… After…
Easily “searchable” First impressions Easy to update It’s free!
Share the link love:
• Resume• Cover Letter• Networking Card• Email Signature
Cover Letter
Resume
What will you put inYOUR portfolio?!
Parting words for your future…
