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A portfolio provides a way for job seekers to provide evidence of candidacy for employment such as a resume, artwork, reports, lesson plans, transcripts, and certifications. Here's what to include in your portfolio, how to create a portfolio, and portfolio samples.
Creating Portfolios
An online portfolio provides a way to reveal your credentials to the world. It allows you to package the best evidence of your candidacy for employment such as your resume, artwork, reports, lesson plans, transcripts, certifications, articles, letters, and more.
Graphic Design Portfolios
Graphic design portfolios should be more than just a few samples thrown into a folder. Potential employers or clients use examples of your work to help determine whether they want to hire you. The samples you choose to display and how you present them can affect whether or not you get the job.
Professional Employment Portfolios
What to include in your porfolio, how to construct a portfolio and how to create an electronic portfolio.
Portfolios.com
Portfolio.com offers a free option specifically for portfolios. You can show five samples of your work in a two page layout. Other, more extensive, portfolio options are available for a fee.
Sample Art Portfolios
Sample art and photography portfolios.
Sample Portfolios
Sample art, graphic design, teaching and other portfolios.
Sample Teaching Porfolios
A variety of sample teaching porfolios, including elementary, middle school, high school, college and graduate school education portfolios.
VoodooChilli
Online porfolio site for artists (free).
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