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BUILDING PORTFOLIOS
Preparing for your career
CONTEXT:
1. It’s NEVER too early for self-promotion
2. It’s NEVER too early to start networking
3. It’s NEVER too early to start planning your career
GOOGLE IS YOUR FRIEND!
Research
employers
Prospective
employers can
research you!
Stay up-to-date with
your industry
Make yourself
‘available’ online
FIRST STEPS:
Create your About.Me page NOW
Set-up your LinkedIn account NOW
Choose your portfolio platform:•Wordpress• Blogger•Wix
Choose examples of work to showcase
PORTFOLIO PLATFORM:
Ingredients:
1.Welcome page to let the audience know who you are and what makes you ‘tick’
2.Blog/logbook to record experiences and new knowledge
3.Portfolio showcase page to show off your best bits of work
NEXT STEPS:
Building your network:
Link accounts together
Write weekly/monthly blog posts• New work in progress• Lynda.com courses you’re doing• Work experience• Your take on industry news
Consider setting up a twitter account and link it to your blog• Follow key industry ‘movers and shakers’• Stay up-to-date with industry news• Share your knowledge with your network
THANK YOU
Sam Taylor
Learning Technologist
Southampton Solent University
