Is personal portfolio important?
Yes, It is important and it is a great way to demonstrate your competencies.
Personal portfolios are consistent that need to be taken care of throughout your work. You can easily display the samples of your work, details about yourself, completed projects in the past. It can be a physical collection of your work that includes materials such as written assignments, journal entries, completed tests, artwork, lab reports, physical projects (such as dioramas or models), and other material evidence of learning progress and academic accomplishment, including awards, etc.
Why do I need a portfolio?
- It allows you to be more personal and creative in order to expand on and exhibit your skills, knowledge, projects and experiences.
- A portfolio is a method of self discovery and confidence building.
- It is a multi-faceted way to organise your accomplishments, goals, aspirations, and personal thought. It showcases your personality to potential employers and organisations.
- It is a useful tool to include in an interview. It provides tangible proof of your skills and abilities and demonstrates to the employer that you are qualified for that specific job.
Important Note:
Always be as specific as possible. Your portfolio can become quite a large collection of materials. For interview purposes, it would be a wise strategy to select items from your portfolio to be included in a smaller interview portfolio. The smaller portfolio can be presented during the interview and would be less overwhelming to the interviewer.
In my next blog, I will write more about portfolios, Like: what we can include in the portfolio and How do you create your own portfolio.
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