{"id":129809,"date":"2024-03-20T14:22:39","date_gmt":"2024-03-20T12:22:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/factorialhr.com\/blog\/?p=129809"},"modified":"2024-03-20T14:22:54","modified_gmt":"2024-03-20T12:22:54","slug":"career-portfolio","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/factorialhr.co.uk\/blog\/career-portfolio\/","title":{"rendered":"Building a Career Portfolio"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A career portfolio is a curated display of someone\u2019s work used to exhibit their skills and expertise.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This article explains how to make a career portfolio and provides examples. It also differentiates between a career portfolio and a portfolio career.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><div class=\"js-toc toc\">\n<p class=\"js-toc-title toc__title\">Table of Contents<\/p>\n<nav id=\"fac_toc_nav\" class=\"js-toc-nav toc__nav\" aria-label=\"Table of Contents\"><ol class=\"toc__list toc__list--level-1\"><li class=\"toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"toc__link toc-link-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/factorialhr.co.uk\/blog\/career-portfolio\/#what-is-a-career-portfolio\" title=\"What is a Career Portfolio?\u00a0\" data-target-id=\"what-is-a-career-portfolio\">What is a Career Portfolio?\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"toc__link toc-link-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/factorialhr.co.uk\/blog\/career-portfolio\/#what-is-a-portfolio-career\" title=\"What is a Portfolio Career?\u00a0\" data-target-id=\"what-is-a-portfolio-career\">What is a Portfolio Career?\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"toc__link toc-link-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/factorialhr.co.uk\/blog\/career-portfolio\/#what-to-include-in-a-career-portfolio\" title=\"What to Include in a Career Portfolio\u00a0\" data-target-id=\"what-to-include-in-a-career-portfolio\">What to Include in a Career Portfolio\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"toc__link toc-link-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/factorialhr.co.uk\/blog\/career-portfolio\/#how-to-make-a-career-portfolio\" title=\"How to Make a Career Portfolio\u00a0\" data-target-id=\"how-to-make-a-career-portfolio\">How to Make a Career Portfolio\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"toc__link toc-link-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/factorialhr.co.uk\/blog\/career-portfolio\/#career-portfolio-examples\" title=\"Career Portfolio Examples\u00a0\" data-target-id=\"career-portfolio-examples\">Career Portfolio Examples\u00a0<\/a><\/li><li class=\"toc-heading-level-2\"><a class=\"toc__link toc-link-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/factorialhr.co.uk\/blog\/career-portfolio\/#faqs\" title=\"FAQs\u00a0\" data-target-id=\"faqs\">FAQs\u00a0<\/a><\/li><\/ol><\/nav><\/div>\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n \n <!--HubSpot Call-to-Action Code -->\n    <span class=\"hs-cta-wrapper\" id=\"hs-cta-wrapper-94f56e4d-6463-424f-8f82-3817b8695bb4\">\n        <span class=\"hs-cta-node hs-cta-94f56e4d-6463-424f-8f82-3817b8695bb4\" id=\"94f56e4d-6463-424f-8f82-3817b8695bb4\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/4960096\/94f56e4d-6463-424f-8f82-3817b8695bb4\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload hs-cta-img\" id=\"hs-cta-img-94f56e4d-6463-424f-8f82-3817b8695bb4\" style=\"border-width:0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/4960096\/94f56e4d-6463-424f-8f82-3817b8695bb4.png\"  alt=\"\u201cuk\u201d-demo-request\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/span>\n        <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n            function loadCTA(){\n                window.hbspt.cta.load(4960096, '94f56e4d-6463-424f-8f82-3817b8695bb4', {'region': 'eu1'})\n            }\n            if(window.hbspt){\n                loadCTA()\n            }else{\n                Defer.js(\n                    'https:\/\/js.hubspot.com\/cta\/current.js',\n                    'hubspotCTA', \n                    0, \n                    loadCTA\n                );\n            }\n        <\/script>\n    <\/span>\n<!-- end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code -->\n\n<h2><b>What is a Career Portfolio?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A career portfolio, also known as a \u2018job portfolio\u2019 or \u2018professional portfolio\u2019, is a collection of someones work displayed in way that showcases their professional skills and work ethic. In contrast to a CV, a professional portfolio uses examples from projects to demonstrate a person\u2019s achievements, providing evidence of their abilities.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-129814 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/factorialhr.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20140806\/career.portfolio.jpg\" alt=\"what is career portfolio\" width=\"1992\" height=\"1327\" srcset=\"https:\/\/factorialhr.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20140806\/career.portfolio.jpg 1992w, https:\/\/factorialhr.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20140806\/career.portfolio-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/factorialhr.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20140806\/career.portfolio-1024x682.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/factorialhr.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20140806\/career.portfolio-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/factorialhr.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20140806\/career.portfolio-1536x1023.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1992px) 100vw, 1992px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Only certain types of roles and industries require a career portfolio. Usually, they work best for creative areas such as copywriting, web design and video production and more due to the nature of the work; output often matters more than experience or formal training.\u00a0 Most employers will expect to see samples before hiring or as part of the recruitment process for both freelance and contracted employment.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What is a Portfolio Career?\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A portfolio career is slightly different. This is when employees take on multiple jobs to expand their experience and breadth of work &#8211; in other words, side hustles. According to People Management, more and more people are opting for portfolio careers, with <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.peoplemanagement.co.uk\/article\/1743090\/two-thirds-workers-taking-multiple-jobs-study-finds\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">two-thirds of UK <\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">workers now doing various jobs. Participants in the study cited \u2018expanding skills\u2019 and \u2018gaining experience\u2019 as key reasons behind their decision.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>What to Include in a Career Portfolio\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It can be tough to decide what to include in a career portfolio, and building a career portfolio doesn\u2019t happen overnight. You must be brutal when curating your work and choosing between projects to feature. There are, however, a few key elements that should always be included:\u00a0<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone wp-image-129816 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/factorialhr.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20141213\/group-of-business-colleagues-having-informal-meet.jpg\" alt=\"building career portfolio \" width=\"2145\" height=\"1430\" srcset=\"https:\/\/factorialhr.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20141213\/group-of-business-colleagues-having-informal-meet.jpg 2145w, https:\/\/factorialhr.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20141213\/group-of-business-colleagues-having-informal-meet-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/factorialhr.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20141213\/group-of-business-colleagues-having-informal-meet-1024x683.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/factorialhr.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20141213\/group-of-business-colleagues-having-informal-meet-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/factorialhr.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20141213\/group-of-business-colleagues-having-informal-meet-1536x1024.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/factorialhr.co.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/03\/20141213\/group-of-business-colleagues-having-informal-meet-2048x1365.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2145px) 100vw, 2145px\" \/><\/p>\n<h3><b>A brief synopsis\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sum up your career and portfolio in a few paragraphs. This should be brief and only give a topline summary of your professional life to date. You can go into greater detail in other parts of your job portfolio. Here, you can also include a bit of a mantra about how you like to work\u2014for example, a catchy one-liner like \u201c<\/span><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Elevating brands through captivating visuals and creative storytelling.\u201d<\/span><\/i><b><\/b><\/p>\n<h3><b>A timeline\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Provide a professional biography with dates to inform employers where you have worked previously. LinkedIn has a feature that allows you to allocate skills on your profile to specific positions. This could be a nice touch for a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/factorialhr.co.uk\/blog\/career-paths\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">career<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> portfolio, too.\u00a0<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<h3><b>Relevant attributes and <\/b><a href=\"https:\/\/factorialhr.co.uk\/blog\/skill-based-hiring\/\"><b>skills<\/b><\/a><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Think about soft and hard skills. Which software can you use? Which soft skills can you demonstrate, such as leadership or problem-solving?\u00a0<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<h3><b>Your biggest accomplishments\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Summarise projects you\u2019ve worked on that have had an impact and give quantifiable results. Pose each one in the <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/factorialhr.co.uk\/blog\/star-method-interviews\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">STAR<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> framework: situation, task, analysis, and result. In other words, what problem were you trying to solve, how did you plan to do this, and how did your work lead to the desired outcome? If your work has gained awards, this is the place to call them out.\u00a0<\/span><b><\/b><\/p>\n<h3><b>Key samples of your work\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">This is the crux of your career portfolio. You don\u2019t necessarily need to include everything you\u2019ve ever worked on. Focus on the highlights that have either driven tangible results or demonstrated a wider breadth of skills. Each piece should be accompanied by a summary of the client, the objective of the piece and any metrics that prove its impact.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b>Testimonials\u00a0<\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It\u2019s less common for career portfolios to include testimonials, but social proof is one of the most effective ways to drive trust and encourage purchase. Businesses that quote testimonials on their website see a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/wisernotify.com\/blog\/social-proof-statistics\/#:~:text=Social%20Proof%20Statistics%20for%20SaaS%20Product,-Let's%20check%20out&amp;text=92%25%20of%20B2B%20buyers%20are,their%20family%20and%20friends'%20recommendations.\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">34% increase in conversions<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">; why can\u2019t we apply the same logic to employers looking for workers?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>How to Make a Career Portfolio\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What stumps a lot of candidates is how to create a career portfolio. During the creation stage, you want to select bits of work, thinking carefully about:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Which have earned you testimonials?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Which have led to quantifiable results?<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Which demonstrate the widest breadth of skills?\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">You can then use a website builder to present your pieces. Here are a few favourites:\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.squarespace.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Squarespace<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wix.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Wix<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/wordpress.com\/website-builder\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">WordPress<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2><b>Career Portfolio Examples\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before you start building, looking at career portfolio examples for inspiration can be helpful, as there are countless ways to format your job portfolio.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.samcarlsoncreative.com\/work\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sam Carlson\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sam is a copywriter with a strong portfolio of work. But what makes it so impressive? First off, he has a clear and engaging career portfolio cover page that makes you want to click instantly! He then makes his campaigns the focus. Under each, he explains key information about the client and the project. It\u2019s simple but effective.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.velvetspectrum.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luke Choice\u00a0<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Luke is a graphic designer with a wide range of animated projects under his belt. Similarly to Sam, he leads with visuals, which is an effective way to drive engagement from the get-go. He includes links to his social media, which is a great idea if your profiles showcase your work &#8211; it allows potential clients\/employers to see your work in the wild!\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ol>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><a href=\"https:\/\/hananakano.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hana Nakano<\/span><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Hana is a product designer that crafts websites &#8211; well. She leads with her mission statement, which is a powerful way to explain your brand. This ensures the clients that reach out match your niche and will add value to your portfolio. Her website is personal and really paints you a picture of how it would be to work with her.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>FAQs\u00a0<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><b>What is a career portfolio?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A career portfolio is a comprehensive collection of work showcasing an individual&#8217;s professional journey, achievements, skills, and aspirations.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>What do you write in a career portfolio?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A career portfolio typically includes a CV, work samples, certificates, and awards that demonstrate the person&#8217;s qualifications and capabilities.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>What are 5 parts of a career portfolio?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Five key components of a career portfolio are a professional resume, work samples or projects, educational credentials, references or testimonials, and a career development plan outlining future goals and strategies.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>What are examples of portfolio careers?<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Examples of portfolio careers include freelancing in multiple fields, combining part-time jobs in various industries, entrepreneurial ventures in different sectors, and pursuing artistic and professional endeavours simultaneously.<\/span><\/p>\n \n <!--HubSpot Call-to-Action Code -->\n    <span class=\"hs-cta-wrapper\" id=\"hs-cta-wrapper-94f56e4d-6463-424f-8f82-3817b8695bb4\">\n        <span class=\"hs-cta-node hs-cta-94f56e4d-6463-424f-8f82-3817b8695bb4\" id=\"94f56e4d-6463-424f-8f82-3817b8695bb4\">\n            <a href=\"https:\/\/cta-redirect.hubspot.com\/cta\/redirect\/4960096\/94f56e4d-6463-424f-8f82-3817b8695bb4\">\n                <img decoding=\"async\" class=\"lazyload hs-cta-img\" id=\"hs-cta-img-94f56e4d-6463-424f-8f82-3817b8695bb4\" style=\"border-width:0px;\" src=\"https:\/\/no-cache.hubspot.com\/cta\/default\/4960096\/94f56e4d-6463-424f-8f82-3817b8695bb4.png\"  alt=\"\u201cuk\u201d-demo-request\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" \/>\n            <\/a>\n        <\/span>\n        <script type=\"text\/javascript\">\n            function loadCTA(){\n                window.hbspt.cta.load(4960096, '94f56e4d-6463-424f-8f82-3817b8695bb4', {'region': 'eu1'})\n            }\n            if(window.hbspt){\n                loadCTA()\n            }else{\n                Defer.js(\n                    'https:\/\/js.hubspot.com\/cta\/current.js',\n                    'hubspotCTA', \n                    0, \n                    loadCTA\n                );\n            }\n        <\/script>\n    <\/span>\n<!-- end HubSpot Call-to-Action Code -->\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A career portfolio is a curated display of someone\u2019s work used to exhibit their skills and expertise.\u00a0 This article explains how to make a career portfolio and provides examples. 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