Portfolio Sites We Love

PORTFOLIO SITES WE LOVE
If you’re a designer, you know a visual of your
work is worth more than a thousand words on
a resumé. If you haven’t done so already,
run – don’t walk — to your closest laptop and
start an online portfolio immediately. Or if you
already have one, consider creating profiles on
multiple sites.
OUR RECRUITER TOP PICKS
cargocollective.com
“Cargo Collective is a great site if you are looking to set up
a portfolio. It’s the site I most often recommend because
the work is easy to view and it doesn't have the clutter
other portfolio sites seem to have.” – Allison, Freelance
Marketing, Digital and Creative recruiter.
An unscientific poll of hiring managers and
recruiters indicates that online portfolio sites
are critical to the hiring process. A more
scientific study of hiring executives (early
results from 24 Seven’s 2013 Salary & Job
Market Study) indicate that almost 2/3 are
planning to use more freelancers this year –
will they be able to find you online?
coroflot.com
“A well-established, robust site – particularly good for
industrial designers.” – Julie, Full-time Marketing, Digital and
Creative recruiter.
Whether you are just launching your career,
starting a new job search, or considering
freelancing or moonlighting for the first time,
an online portfolio:
behance.com
“This is an increasingly popular site that’s very flexible and
supports multimedia portfolios.” – Angela, Freelance
Marketing, Digital and Creative recruiter.
- Helps you to optimally position your own
professional brand by displaying your best
work (often with your written commentary
about the project's design process)
krop.com
“I find it the easiest to navigate.” – Angela, Marketing, Digital
and Creative recruiter.
- Showcases your experience and range
through project examples across industries
and mediums
- Raises your visibility and searchability –
the more sites you join, the better!
- Offers a fast, convenient and low cost way (in
some cases free) to keep your portfolio current
- Easy to share links keep you competitive in
today’s hyper-speedy tech-enabled world –
just forward links in emails or include them
on your resumé (which is digital too, right?)
CREATING YOUR OWN
Some of our recruiters say that often the preferred portfolio site is one that the candidate has
created themselves. “The best is when they can design their own site. It’s a peek into their design
and thought process. It shows us their personal design style and their understanding of how design
showcases a brand – in this case the brand being the designer themselves.“ explains Alison.
ANOTHER OPINION
And check out this super handy infographic from the blog, Printrunner.Com, that spells out the specific
stats and pros and cons of various design portfolio sites: http://blog.printrunner.com/wp-content/
uploads/2013/01/Why-Showcase-Your-Works-on-Online-Portfolio-Sites.jpg
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