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Course Summary
In a crowded age, it is essential to prove your worth to your potential employers or clients. While a resume is an excellent document to have, it only provides a simple list of what you are capable of. A work portfolio allows you to demonstrate your ability in your resume as it will enable you to SHOW them rather than just talking about them. This is why a work portfolio is important.
Prerequisites
There is no prior knowledge or background required to enroll in this course. You just need to be willing to challenge and be critical of yourself.
What is in the course?
37 learning elements including:
- 34 videos
- Portfolio building worksheet
- Portfolio template
Certificate of Completion To recognize what you learned
Live Office Hours
3 times a week to clarify your doubts
Beginner Level
Assuming you are starting from scratch
Taught in English
Standard English is used to deliver the material
One Month to Complete
5 hours/week or 20 hours learning time
Questions Frequently Asked
What is the difference between portfolio and resume?
A portfolio is the strongest proof of your skills and abilities as it allows more space to let your audience know much more about you over the shallow listings of your qualifications.
A resume is a short document that shows highlights of your background, including experiences and education, without much elaboration. From the employer's point of view, the portfolio always sounds convincing than the resume.
Who should have a portfolio?
Work portfolios were a common practice for disciplines around design and innovation. However, it is also helpful for anyone to provide value to any entity. Those include engineers, marketers, business owners, contractors, consultants, freelancers, and others who need a portfolio to showcase their working process instead of the end result.
Have you never built a work portfolio before or you want to improve your current portfolio but you don't know where to start? Check this blog out!
Why have a work portfolio?
It is the strongest proof of the skills you have as it demonstrates their usage, they can tell the employer the key insights about you, including your working style, and how you face challenges. Using an organized layout to showcase your past projects, make them an easy talking point in an interview setting, and identify your current key competencies as well as the missing ones.
I don't have many projects to present, what should I do?
You don't need to have tons of work experiences before building your own work portfolio. Instead of waiting for the job opportunities, create it by yourself. Think of some fun projects you can do on the side, volunteer with community organizations, or work for someone for free. Start networking today and look for different opportunities that can apply your knowledge and skills to increase the chances of employment!
Course Journey
- Set Portfolio Expectations
- Craft Your Purpose
- Self-skill Identification
- Demanded Skills
- Choose Your Project
- Outline & Express Each Project
- Find Your Missing Pieces
- Put Everything Together
- Add Your Unique Touch
Build a Precise Work Portfolio to Show Your Real Potential!
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What Does this Course Cover?
- The case for skills vs. degrees
- What is a work portfolio and its purpose?
- The different formats for work portfolios
- The difference between a resume and a portfolio
- How to identify your portfolio's core message and focus area
- How to identify the required skills in the job market for your focus
- How to select relevant projects for your portfolio
- How to formulate your projects for clarity
Samples From the Course:
Below are sample videos from inside the course. All other materials are made with the same style and quality.
Portfolio vs. Resume
Identifying Your Skills
Learning Objectives
- Understand the purpose of a work portfolio and the difference between that and a resume.
- Craft a purpose statement to guide the portfolio building process.
- Identify your own soft and hard skills.
- Identify commonly required skills in the desired area.
- Identify and break down projects for presentation in a portfolio
- Craft well-written pieces that will go in a portfolio.
Who should enroll in the courses?
- People who are serious about planning their careers by building a well-targeted set of skills.
- People who are looking to build strong proof of their capabilities within the competitive jobs market.
- People who already have a portfolio and successfully demonstrated their ability but know it can be better.
- People who are trying to switch to another career and are looking to build the foundations of their qualifications.
Certificate of Completion
Once you complete all the course materials, you will get a downloadable certificate of completion.
Comprehensive Materials
Including videos, texts & quizzes to enforce your learning
Money Back
Guarantee
30 days money-back-guarantee if you are not satisfied with the course
Build your portfolio effortlessly
A guiding worksheet and a designed attractive portfolio template
Course Community
Access to course community that is open for students enrolled in the course
Course Learning Style
Why This Course Is Different?
- Teaches a robust systematic approach for portfolio building and career planning
- Includes worksheets and portfolio templates to help build your portfolio
- Workable approach regardless of your years of experience
Build a Precise Work Portfolio to Show Your Real Potential!
Get Unlimited access to all TforDesign programs with personalized support.
Course Instructor
Tayseer Almattar is the founder of TforDesign and co-founder of ideabee Design Consultancy. He holds a bachelor's (B.S.) degree in mechanical engineering and a Master of Design (MDes) degree in international design and business management. He has many years of experience in corporate training, instructional design, and quality assurance. He has also been an avid user of SOLIDWORKS for over 10 years and has published multiple online SOLIDWORKS training courses with over 40,000 enrolled students from over 120 countries. In addition, he authored the book 'Learn SOLIDWORKS 2020' published by Packt Publishing.
Tayseer is interested in the use of design principles and technology to add value to different organizations. He is also passionate about sustainability and how design can help to build more sustainable organizations.