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e-PortfolioWhatisane-Portfolio?
Ane-portfolio,orelectronicportfolio,isavisualrepresentationofyourdesignandengineeringskillspresentedthroughacollectionofyourkeyengineeringprojectsorworkexperiences.Hereisanexampleofane-portfolio.
Whycreateane-portfolio?
Portfolioscanbeaveryeffectivewayforstudentstomarkettheirtalenttopotentialemployersandgraduateprograms!Forengineeringstudents,thisisagreatopportunitytodemonstrateyourunderstandingoftechnicalconceptsandtheskillsyouhavedeveloped.
WhatshouldIinclude?
• Youcanincludesamplesofprojectsfromyourcurriculum,workexperience,independentprojects,studentorganizations,communityservice,orotherexperientiallearningthathelpdemonstrateyourproblemsolving,creativity,andengineeringabilities,specificallythoserelatedtoapositionyouareapplyingfor.Whendecidingwhattoincludeconsideryouraudience!
• Qualityversusquantity!Selectafewhighqualityprojects;itisbettertohaveacouplereallygoodexamplesthanlotsofmediocreones.
• Useacombinationoftext,pictures,video,graphs,charts,orothervisualelementstoshowyouruseofthingssuchasCADdrawings,sketches,productspecifications,analysis,prototypes,andtestinginyourproject.Thismultimediaapproachwillreallybringyourprojectstolifeandshowcaseyourskills.
• Showyourthoughtprocessanddecisionmakingatvariousstagesoftheproject.Forexample,foramechanicaldesignproject,showfirstdraftsketches,thenAutoCADdrawings,andthenaphotoofthefinishedproject.Youmayalsoincludesomegraphicalrepresentationofyouranalysis.
• Makesureyouareclearonwhatyourspecificroleandresponsibilitieswereinanyprojectandhighlightthose.
• Youportfoliocanalsoincludeyourresume,aswellasalistofrelevantcoursesandskills.Note:Youmaywanttoremovepersonalcontactinformation(phone,email,address)fromyourresumedependingonhowyouwanttoshareyourportfolioandanyprivacyconcerns.
HowdoIcreateane-portfolio?
• PortfolioscanbemadeinPowerPointandsavedasa.pdf• Createdonyourownawebsite,orhostedonaplatform.• OrcreateaportfolioinWordthatcanbesentasanattachmentwithyourresumeand/orcoverletter.
Justbesuretostayunderthe24MBsizelimitthatmostemailsystemsuse.
ThreeWebsitePossibilities:Thefollowingresourcesofferfree,easytouseoptionstocreatee-portfolios.Theyalsohavesampleportfoliosthatyoucanlookat.
Seelio Weebly WordpressWhatNOTtoinclude?
• LettersofrecommendationorReferences• Anyworkorinformationthatisproprietaryorconfidential,includinganythingcoveredby
non-disclosureagreements• Aprojectorwritingthatisco-authoredwithoutwrittenpermissionfromcontributors• MaterialsthatareNOTrelatedtoworkoreducation–keepitprofessional!
Othertips:
• Startwithahomepage–Introduceyourselfandpiquetheemployer’sinterestwithawell-designedhomepage.
• Tableofcontentsshouldbeincludedsotheportfolioiseasytonavigateandinformationcanbelocatedquickly.
• Keepitsimple–Usetextasneededtoexplainyourprocess.Itshouldbeeasytoreadwithinterestingvisuals,notvastblocksoftext.
• Clear,concisedescriptions-Links,graphs,photos,etc.,shouldallbeclearlylabeledsothereaderunderstandswhatisineachone.
• Beconsistent–Developalookthatcarriesthroughoutyouportfolioandunifiesit.Thiswillhelpyouconveyasenseofwhoyouare,includingyourabilitytopresentinformationinanorganized,logical,professionalmanner.
• Test!–Verifythateverythingonyoursitefunctionsasitshould,includinganylinksyouhaveused.Testperiodicallyandmaintainasneeded.Updatewithnew,relevantprojectsasappropriate.
• Printoutyoure-portfolioandbringitwithyoutointerviewsreferringtoitwhenappropriate.• Includethewebaddressofyourportfolioonyourresumebelowyoure-mailaddressoratthebottomof
yourresumeyoucanadd“Electronicportfolioavailableathttp:/listlinkhere”• Getintothehabitofcollectingdocumentationonprojectsasyougoalong,soyouarebuildingyour
portfolioandyourabilitytoshowcaseyourengineeringskills.