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Portfolios and Professional Websites

Create a portfolio or professional website to showcase your projects and become a more competitive candidate for internships or full time roles. Portfolios can be especially useful for applicants in creative industries, technical fields, or roles that demand strong communication and writing skills.

Tips for Creating a Great Portfolio:


Think through the purpose of your portfolio: Who is your intended Audience?  Are you using your portfolio for specific types of jobs or internships? Ultimately, your portfolio or website will supplement and enhance your job/internship applications and is part of your professional brand.

Curate Your Selections: Your portfolio should demonstrate your best and completed work. 

Follow Application Instructions:  Some employers may require a specific type of portfolio or simply ask that you submit samples of your work through an application upload process.

Where can I link my portfolio or website?

  • Add to your resume in your contact information section OR in a separate section such as “Additional Information”. 
  • Add to your LinkedIn in your Contact Information section and your “About” section. 
  • Some applications will allow you to link to a “Personal URL”.  This is a great place to link your portfolio.
  • Google your full name: What comes up?  Is your portfolio searchable?

Resources for Building Your Portfolio or Website

  • Behance: Create a design/creative portfolio, search for creative jobs and join programs such as the Adobe Creative Apprenticeship. 
  • Canva: Free with a student account. You can create presentations, designs and graphics to add to your portfolio or website.
  • Journo Portfolio: Create a virtual portfolio.  Great for showcasing creative writing, journalism, visual art, photography and other creative works.
  • Wix: Build a personal website. Student discounted pricing is available.
  • WordPress: Free for students! Similar to Wix and Squarespace.
  • Squarespace: Create a sleek, professional website or blog to display your projects and personal brand. Offers templates for creatives, writers, and entrepreneurs
  • Journo Portfolio: Create a virtual portfolio.  Great for showcasing creative writing, journalism, visual art, photography and other creative works. Free version available.
  • WordPress: Free for students! Similar to Wix and Squarespace.
  • Wix: Build a personal website or blog. Display writing examples, links to published articles or create an active blog to showcase your best writing examples.
  • Squarespace: Create a sleek, professional website or blog to display your projects and personal brand. Offers templates for creatives, writers, and entrepreneurs

Alumni Website Spotlight: Allison Hoff, B.A. 2024, English and Communications

  • GitHub: Showcase your coding projects and collaborate with others. Ideal for computer science, data, and engineering students to host code, track versions, and share technical portfolios with employers.
  • Portfolium: SCU's digital archiving application that will help you reflect on your academic journey at SCU by showcasing your best coursework, your learning in the community, internship or Study Abroad experience, tying it all together with your goals and aspirations for the future.

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