How to Create an Online Career Portfolio For Free

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Career Portfolio for Free

Career portfolio is one of the three management and marketing tools recommended to help you reach your full potential. An online portfolio is presenting you in a non-traditional way. Portfolios are used to demonstrate your qualifications and professional background to prospective employers. Additionally, an online career portfolio increases your chances of getting that job interview and possibly getting hired. In this Ehow article, I will show you how to create an online career portfolio.

Difficulty: Moderately Challenging

Instructions

Things You'll Need:

Computer •Microsoft Word •Adobe or Fox It Reader •Samples of Work •Resume •Career Images •Publishing software •Scanner •Digital Camera •Synthasite or any free website

Step 1

1. Organize your career portfolio. Create your career portfolio folder on your computer. Having a folder makes it easier to upload documents to your website without having to search everywhere on your computer. This folder should include professional artifacts which are samples of your work, your credentials, official transcripts, copies of degrees or diplomas and images that you plan on using on your website.
Step 2

Free Website

Open a free web design and hosting account. You will be amazed at what you can get for free, especially if you are using Synthasite. Synthasite is a great free website to use if you have little html experience. The templates are available to use and design the way you want. You are getting a good website for free.
Step 3

Page Titles

Add page titles. Site title should include your home page, about me, KSA, contact me and professional artifacts.
Step 4

Home Page

Design your home page. Your home page is the first page that your potential employer will see. You want that page to keep the employer interested in you. Your home page should be professional with minimal graphics and advertisements. An excessive amount of graphics and advertisements distract your visitor. Give employers a brief description of your portfolio. Include your professional mission statement that displays your professional attributes, values and beliefs.
Step 5

Design your about me page or professional profile: Your about me page is basically telling your prospective employer about yourself. Think of this page as your answer to the employer when they ask you during an interview "So tell me about yourself." You want to highlight your capabilities (attributes, accomplishments, skills, pertinent training, work experience and so on.
Step 6

Knowledge, Skills and Abilities

Design KSA page: KSA is an acronym for knowledge, skills and abilities. This page should include the positions that you are qualified for and an analysis of your knowledge, skills and ability to employers' criteria for certain opportunities. One web source to determine what your KSA should be is O*Net. O*Net is a labor reporting system that outlines key abilities that one should possess for various positions.
Step 7

Contact Page

Design Contact Me page: Your contact page is simply an alternate method employers can contact you to express their interest in what you have to offer their company. You will need a contact form to place on this page. You can use Synthasites web form or you can get an html widget from widget box.
Step 8

Display accomplishments, degrees and awards

Design your professional artifact page: Your professional artifact page should include general list of your competencies, compilation of artifacts and samples of your work and proficiencies, letters of recommendations and awards. Include samples of work that you have done to validate your proficiencies.
Step 9

Awards

Upload images: Upload one or two images for each page of your career portfolio. Ensure that the images represent your career goals and are professional.
Step 10

Now you have created your online career portfolio. Save and publish. Add as many artifacts as you desire. Now go get that dream career with confidence!:)