The Professional Portfolio

Professionals in the 21st century need to brand themselves and to tell the story of their careers. This is best accomplished with a professional portfolio that SHOWS potential employers your skills, knowledge, and accomplishments while painting a full picture of your career path and goals.

In this course, you will:

• create a 6 part portfolio using PowerPoint — no expensive software or complicated online tools needed
• learn to use STAR to show actions taken and positive results achieved
• apply the 30/60/90 plan to demonstrate your ability to prioritize short and long term actions
• use color palettes and formatting for visual appeal and branding
• save the portfolio as a PDF, a folder of JPGs, and a Google Doc for easy to share attachments or links

We created this course for a variety of audiences. If you are a new college graduate or a mid-level employee changing careers this course will help you create a visual of your brand. If you want to stand out among the 300 applicants vying for each professional-level opening, this course will help you make an impression beyond the typical resume. While resumes and cover letters tell, portfolios show. Many hiring managers believe that the best indicator of future behavior and performance is past behavior and performance. A portfolio is an effective and visually appealing way to illustrate past behavior in a variety of workplace scenarios and performance.