Rowh, Mark. (2008). Building an e-Portfolio. Career World 37 (3), 26-28.
Building an e-Portfolio
For this article, Mark Rowh interviewed college students seeking internships and employment opportunities. He explains how e-Portfolios go further than traditional resumes by displaying information through more than one medium, but differ from social networking sites due to the targeted audience of employers and other professionals. This is not Facebook.
He notes that electronic portfolios are ideal for artists, designers, and other creative individuals, but unlike many other resources that I’ve read through, he acknowledges that “almost anyone” can use an e-portfolio, including high school and college students. His idea of using e-portfolios is not limited to any particular field. He can envision the experiences of a camp counselor or a student’s science fair project displayed in an e-portfolio.
The students interviewed in this article had various reasons for using e-portfolios. A writing and public relations student didn’t feel that a resume could do justice to his experience. An architecture major wanted to share her work samples with employers far away from her current location and yet another graduate was simply looking for something to grab attention. The plan worked for all three students.
The author recommends a few online portfolio hosting sites:
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