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Your Portfolio

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I believe in managing and working on your career regularly. Early in my life, I randomly went from job to job. I looked for new opportunities when I lost old ones. I took the first job I was offered. I really let my career happen, as opposed to actively trying to move it in a direction that was best for me.

One of the things I have suggested to many people is to build a blog and chronicle their career. This is a way to showcase your knowledge and allow a potential hiring manager to perform some due diligence on who you are.

However the front page of your blog, with the last 5-10 posts you've written on some random topics might not be the image you want to present. Perhaps you can better show yourself off and control the image that you present to the world.

I thought about this when I read a piece about a photographer assembling a portfolio of their work. I thought, this might be a good exercise for a technical person as well. Perhaps there are specific skills, posts, software that you want to show. Put the links on your resume or cover letter that build the impression you want to make. Maybe send someone to a landing page that contains the projects that you are more proud of.

Certainly this might not work, and a manager might just randomly look through your blog, but I think it's worth a bit of time, especially for a developer. Showcase the things you are most proud of, or perhaps most applicable to the positions you're seeking.

Above all, it might be a good chance to re-evaluate what you think of your career and relive some of your proud accomplishments.

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