DIGITAL PORTFOLIO: HOW TO

CREATE IT, DISPLAY IT, & Mock Interview Sign-Up

MAKE IT STAND OUT

SCHEDULE OVERVIEW
AGENDA
1. Sign up for Mock Interviews (Fri. Apr. 3)
2. Discuss Mock Interviews
3. AAB Networking Event (Thurs. Apr 2.)
4. Petal Activity will help
5. Digital Portfolio Assignment
MOCK INTERVIEWS
Missing/not participating in Mock Interview results in a -20 point to final grade
All take place in Bolton
 40 min - 20 min interview, 20 min feedback

Once you know your interviewing AAB member, one week before the mock
interviews you must – email them (1) the position you’re interviewing for, (2) your
resume, and (3) your LinkedIn URL
If you have difficulty choosing an interview position, come talk to me
Be sure to research the position you choose a bit
 DO’S OF CREATING
PORTFOLIO
Keep it simple/clean
 Formatting background
 Text – font, point size, color
 Create a color scheme or try to create a consistent design scheme

Put your name, that you’re a TAMU student, provide some “about me info”,
resume (but not copy/pasted), and artifacts (the examples)
Add contact info: email, phone number, social media if appropriate, link to
LinkedIn profile
 Remember everything you post becomes public info

Do you think you need to tailor this to a specific job/employer?

DO NOT’S TO CREATING
PORTFOLIO
Spelling/grammar errors
Information errors or irrelevant information
 Be choosey about what you show – what do you want an employer to know about you
 Choose your best work
 Create examples of your work if you currently don’t have any

Don’t copy/paste resume – you can have a file employers can download, but you
should present this info in a more eye catching way on the website
Low resolution photos
Cluttered color scheme, backgrounds, fonts
WHAT TO PUT IN NOW
Examples of Competencies in:
 Communication (oral, written, visual)
 Collaboration (working with others to achieve a goal)
 Critical Problem Solving (identifying a problem, analyzing, acting)
 Culture (organizational, international)
 Skills (hard and soft)
ADDING A BLOG
Not a “Dear Diary…” kind of thing about what you ate today
Try to find a purpose related to what interests you and what might interest an
employer
 Food blog, Travel Blog, Movie/Book Reviews, or Reflection
 Avoid getting political

Link it to social media pages – demonstrates a following

May even do a Vlog – video blog
FILLING THE GAPS AS YOU
MOVE FORWARD
You may not have stellar examples for all the competencies
 Those are areas you should start working on NOW

Get feedback
 Come show me
 Show friends/family
 Show other instructors
 Show AAB-members
 ***and expect to get advice/constructive criticism
RETURN PETAL ACTIVITY
Guest speaker from the Career Center next week 2/4
 “Do’s & Don’t’s of Resumes”

Remember to bring 3 typed questions