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

ABOUT.ME

http://about.me/SamTaylorUK

LINKEDIN

https://www.linkedin.com/in/samtayloruk

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

WORDPRESS

http://samwiseblt.wordpress.com/

BLOGGER

WIX

http://kabybins.wix.com/sam-taylor

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