[Free] The Professional Portfolio

Not Just for Creatives Anymore – Free Course

Added on May 12, 2024 Personal Development 2 min read

What you’ll learn

How to create a professional portfolio to use in a career search
Create STAR stories to demonstrate skills
Apply 30/60/90 Plan to a career portfolio
Use PPT and Google Docs to create simple effective online portfolios

Requirements

Basic knowledge of PowerPoint
No prior knowledge of design needed: We will learn basic design and color theory in class

Description

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.

Author(s): Elle O’Keeffe, Latricia Roundtree

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