الخميس، 30 أغسطس 2018

A Guide On How To Create A Great Online Career Portfolio

By Virginia Murray


In the present computerized world, most managers are progressively moving from the acceptance of paper resumes. Thus, every expert is urged to create an online career portfolio to make it simple for potential bosses to discover them. With this guide, you will be able to build a profile that is will attract employers to you.

Just like in a normal resume, write down the information you would like to appear on your profile. This will include your education details and any professional training you may have completed. If you are still undergoing any training it is also important to include that details of the course you are taking including the name of the institution providing the program. Moreover, provide details of your work experience with specifics on titles held, length of time served and corresponding accomplishments.

Choose how you want your profile to look like on the web. Fundamentally, this will be a site page with different areas. For example, it can have a menu bar that is linked to the relevant sections of the page. This makes it easy to navigate through your profile and access any information uploaded on it. Feel free to search for design ideas on the internet if you are new to this. This way, you will be able to develop a design that is attractive.

There are plenty of sites that you could use to build a great profile page. Therefore, it is advisable to sample the options that are available before picking any specific site. You can opt to sign for a free account or subscribe for a paid plan. Each of these plans is different in that with free accounts you have limited options to network with other users while paid accounts allow you to get advanced features such as reports on job applications.

Alternatively, you can opt to create a single page website with your domain name. The challenge here is that you will need to come up with the domain name and look for a suitable hosting company. Moreover, since your site is not a platform that allows people to sign up, it will not be possible to interact with other professionals on the same site. However, you will be free to dictate how your profile will look like.

Choose what include on your profile carefully. For instance, when it comes to your professional credentials, consider uploading your certificates. This can be done by scanning the documents and creating pdf versions of the scans. Make sure that the documents are clear and legible.

With regards to your expert experience, consider using genuine photographs or short video clips of your finished projects. Have clear captions with a short description of the projects at the bottom or side of each image or clip. Where possible, link this information to the websites of your clients so that anyone who visits your site can verify your accomplishments.

Consider including testimonials from former employers. Moreover, make sure that your content is accurate and verifiable. Therefore proofread your content for grammar and spelling errors.




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