Online Portfolio 101 for Web Design Applications

Almost all employers in web development industry today require that applicants who wish to become part of their company have to showcase their sample works through live links online. This is essentially important for aspiring candidates who are fresh graduates or career shifters who want an entry level position in web development industry.

For web and graphic design outputs, it is now preferred that they are showcased in a web gallery or similar web pages. Gone are the days when they are just contained in a flash drive or a colorful CD.

It is not uncommon that many applicants today are just copying the works of other people. They claim total ownership of other people's output. They trick potential employers about their real measure of their talent or laziness. Other applicants, to make the stealing less obvious, make some minor modifications on the existing artwork or design.

Some employers demand records of clients from the applicants. They want to see the actual service the applicants have rendered to their clients. They want to assess professionalism of work through scrutiny on clients satisfaction or finished outputs. It is for this reason that applicants must provide honest and professional-looking sets of their works.

Examinations are often provided for applicants and if the folio is nothing but steals from other peoples' effort, credibility maybe put under scrutiny. To put your name into the shortlist of employers, you must showcase the output of your creativity with utmost confidence. Not any form of deceit must come to mind when applying for an opportunity in creative industry. If not that confident in diving into competition, an applicant may consider more practice of his craft and devout more time in honing his skills.

We are going to examine the existing trends in online portfolio making in the upcoming post.