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A [[Career Portfolio Tips|career portfolio]] is a visual representation of your abilities, skills, capabilities, knowledge, qualities - and it represents your potential. Physically, it's a collection of things - tangible materials - that represent work-related events in your life.<ref>[https://www.uwfox.uwc.edu/admreg/downloaddoc/CAREER%20PORTFOLIO%20for%20Web.pdf THE CAREER PORTFOLIO]</ref>
 
A [[Career Portfolio Tips|career portfolio]] is a visual representation of your abilities, skills, capabilities, knowledge, qualities - and it represents your potential. Physically, it's a collection of things - tangible materials - that represent work-related events in your life.<ref>[https://www.uwfox.uwc.edu/admreg/downloaddoc/CAREER%20PORTFOLIO%20for%20Web.pdf THE CAREER PORTFOLIO]</ref>
  
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== Articles &amp; Resources ==
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=== What Can Be Included ===
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Include some or all of the following elements in your career portfolio.<ref>[https://www.gtcc.edu/media/38323/gtcccareerportfolioguide.pdf How to Make a Career Portfolio]</ref>
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* GitHub Account
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* Table of Contents
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* Career Summary and Goals
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* Traditional Resume
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* Samples of Work
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* Awards and Honors
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* Transcripts and/or Degrees
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* Letters of Reference
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== Further Reading ==
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=== Data Science Careers ===
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* [https://www.dataquest.io/blog/build-a-data-science-portfolio/ The key to building a data science portfolio that will get you a job]
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: As a data scientist, you add value to a business in one of 4 main ways:
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:- Extracting insights from raw data, and presenting those insights to others.
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:- Building systems that offer direct value to the customer.
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:- Building systems that offer direct value to others in the organization.
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:- Sharing your expertise with others in the organization.
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=== News &amp; Info ===
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==== Job Search Tips ====
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* [http://www.resumehacking.com/hidden-job-market-vanishing The Vanishing Hidden Job Market]
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: Putting to rest the old myth that "eighty percent of job openings are never advertised."
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* [http://careersherpa.net/employers-fill-jobs-top-sources-hire-2016/ How Employers Fill Jobs: Top Sources of Hire 2016]
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: You may not really care how employers fill jobs in 2016. You just want a simple, fast, efficient way to submit your qualifications for an open job. But what if you could beat the odds by searching for a job differently? You can.
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==== Career Portfolio Tips ====
 
* Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D. “[http://www.quintcareers.com/job_search_portfolio.html Your Job Skills Portfolio: Giving You an Edge in the Marketplace].” ''Quintessential Careers''.
 
* Randall S. Hansen, Ph.D. “[http://www.quintcareers.com/job_search_portfolio.html Your Job Skills Portfolio: Giving You an Edge in the Marketplace].” ''Quintessential Careers''.
 
* “[http://www.quintcareers.com/job-search_portfolios/ Career Portfolio Tools and Resources for Job-Seekers].” ''Quintessential Careers''.
 
* “[http://www.quintcareers.com/job-search_portfolios/ Career Portfolio Tools and Resources for Job-Seekers].” ''Quintessential Careers''.
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* “[http://careercenter.depaul.edu/resumes/portfolios.aspx Showcase Your Work in an Online Career Portfolio].” ''DePaul University Career Center''.
 
* “[http://careercenter.depaul.edu/resumes/portfolios.aspx Showcase Your Work in an Online Career Portfolio].” ''DePaul University Career Center''.
 
* “[[wikihow:Create-a-Career-Portfolio|How to Create a Career Portfolio]].” ''[[wikihow:|wikiHow]]''.
 
* “[[wikihow:Create-a-Career-Portfolio|How to Create a Career Portfolio]].” ''[[wikihow:|wikiHow]]''.
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* “[https://www.uwfox.uwc.edu/admreg/downloaddoc/CAREER%20PORTFOLIO%20for%20Web.pdf THE CAREER PORTFOLIO What is the Career Portfolio?].” ''University of Wisconsin-Fox Valley''.
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* “[http://www.udel.edu/CSC/pdf/careerportfolio.pdf CAREER PORTFOLIO BASICS. Why are professionals using portfolios now?]” ''University of Delaware''.
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* “[https://www.gtcc.edu/media/38323/gtcccareerportfolioguide.pdf How to Make a Career Portfolio].” ''Guilford Technical Community College''.
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== Career Portfolio Platforms ==
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* [https://elgg.org/ Elgg] (Open Source): Elgg is an award-winning social networking engine, delivering the building blocks that enable businesses, schools, universities and associations to create their own fully-featured social networks and applications.
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: [https://elgg.org/ Elgg] [https://community.elgg.org/plugins Plugins] > [https://community.elgg.org/plugins/2181019 Professional Profile]: A professional profile that captures career related information. Similar to LinkedIn.
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* [http://espressowork.com/ Espresso Work]: Work Portfolio Hosting and Organizer (Non-Free)
  
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== Career Portfolio Vendors ==
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== Résumés ==
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* [http://espressowork.com/ Espresso Work] - Work Portfolio Hosting and Organizer (Non-Free)
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* [http://creddle.io/ creddle]: craft your better résumé
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: Build a résumé for free.
  
 
== See Also ==
 
== See Also ==

Latest revision as of 08:11, 19 May 2017

A career portfolio is a visual representation of your abilities, skills, capabilities, knowledge, qualities - and it represents your potential. Physically, it's a collection of things - tangible materials - that represent work-related events in your life.[1]

What Can Be Included

Include some or all of the following elements in your career portfolio.[2]

  • GitHub Account
  • Table of Contents
  • Career Summary and Goals
  • Traditional Resume
  • Samples of Work
  • Awards and Honors
  • Transcripts and/or Degrees
  • Letters of Reference

Further Reading

Data Science Careers

As a data scientist, you add value to a business in one of 4 main ways:
- Extracting insights from raw data, and presenting those insights to others.
- Building systems that offer direct value to the customer.
- Building systems that offer direct value to others in the organization.
- Sharing your expertise with others in the organization.

News & Info

Job Search Tips

Putting to rest the old myth that "eighty percent of job openings are never advertised."
You may not really care how employers fill jobs in 2016. You just want a simple, fast, efficient way to submit your qualifications for an open job. But what if you could beat the odds by searching for a job differently? You can.

Career Portfolio Tips

Career Portfolio Platforms

  • Elgg (Open Source): Elgg is an award-winning social networking engine, delivering the building blocks that enable businesses, schools, universities and associations to create their own fully-featured social networks and applications.
Elgg Plugins > Professional Profile: A professional profile that captures career related information. Similar to LinkedIn.

Résumés

  • creddle: craft your better résumé
Build a résumé for free.

See Also

References

  1. ↑ THE CAREER PORTFOLIO
  2. ↑ How to Make a Career Portfolio
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