How to write a perfect portfolio

 

How to write a perfect portfolio

If are you a freelancer and you are looking to write a perfect portfolio for yourself that will make you stand out in the competition and you don’t know how or where to start, then worry no more I got you covered. 


In this article, I will walk you through the various ways to write a perfect portfolio that will give you higher chances to get clients that will pay you in whatever profession or field that you are in.


So keep reading to find out how to write a good and attractive portfolio for yourself to get you hired for your desired job.


Table of content

  1. Introduce yourself

  2. Use a casual and friendly tone

  3. Which professional experience to include

  4. List awards

  5. Add a few professional details

  6. Include a photo of yourself

  7. Proofread and edit

  8. conclusion


  1. Introduce yourself


The best way to start writing your portfolio is to start by introducing yourself, there is no way people will hire you if they don’t know who are, and to make yourself known to them you have to start your portfolio by introducing yourself.


Make sure that this introduction is short and you should not spend much time on this introduction.


Avoid using your nicknames, use a professional name that will speak well of you in the presence of your hirer as the saying goes “a good name is better than riches” because the person to hire you might see you in person so you might interest them to either keep reading your portfolio or put it aside and take another one and read.


  1. Use a casual and friendly tone

Another thing that you can consider when writing your portfolio is the tone you are using, so always be mindful of using a friendly and casual tone to not upset your hire and rather arouse their interest in hiring you.


Avoid using jargon or vernacular language at all costs, this is a professional piece and you should make it such.

  1. Which professional experience to include

It is very often for people to get confused as to which professional experience to include in their portfolio and this is normal so don’t worry if you found yourself in this kind of situation.


Always make sure that you include the most essential experiences that will increase your chance of getting a job in your portfolio, however, this does not mean that you should any experience you have in your portfolio.


Make sure that all the experience that you are adding is in line with the job that you are pursuing even though you might have a different experience but not all of them will feet in your portfolio so make sure to include the necessary ones and leave the unnecessary ones.

  1. List awards

At this point, you might want to list the awards that you have taken from your previous position to show your hire that you are capable of such a job, but what happens if you are very new to such a job or you don’t have any award to list?


If you happen not to have any awards to list in this aspect there is nothing to worry about as these awards are not the only way to get you the job you desire, but what you can also do here in place of the awards is to give assurance or promise to deliver to the best of your capabilities especial if you are a freelancer.


And if you are a freelancer with no awards you can provide links to your previous work that you have worked on just to increase the probability of you getting the job.


  1. Add a few professional details

Making your portfolio a bit more professional can go a long way to making you stand out in any competition you found yourself so don’t hesitate to give details of your profession, don’t give halfway details of your profession take a deep dive into your profession to make you stand out above everyone else.


And when you stand out in the crowd you will get attention to attractions hires to yourself and make you choose from among many jobs, here it gives you the chance to avoid working on jobs that you are most likely hate and you will always work on your preferred one to keep compounding your knowledge and experience.

  1. Include a photo of yourself



There can not be a good portfolio without your image attached to it, so in your portfolio make sure you include a good-looking image of yourself in it.


This image should look professional and it should not be a selfie image, you can get someone either a friend or a relative to take a good-looking picture just for this purpose.

  1. Proofread and edit

Before publishing any of your portfolios, make sure that you go through them more than twice to make sure that there are no grammatical errors or even spelling mistakes.


 Better still you can get free people who are not afraid to criticize you to go through and check your silly mistake and you correct them before any other thing. Constructing good grammar can do more than just give you the job it also shows that you know what you are doing and you are good at it.


  1. Conclusion

To conclude everything, the above are things that you should include in your portfolio in order to get on top of the competition in any profession that you find yourself in, and I will it was helpful.


I want to believe that after reading this piece you can now write the perfect portfolio that you have been dreaming of to get you out of the crowd in your area of interest don’t forget to recommend this article to friends that you think it might be helpful to.


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