Excerpts from the book “Creating Your Digital Portfolio: The Essential Guide to Showcasing Your Design Work Online” by Ian Clazie:
“In website speak, your ‘bio’ or biography will generally sit on a page called ‘About’. This page can contain a number of elements for fleshing out your profile. A short bio or description of your experience, skills, and current status (are you looking for work and if so what kind?) is the standard core content for your ‘About’ page. If you want to put a face to the name you can include a profile photo. Clear links to your detailed work history in the form of a resumé are also at home here, as well as a list of awards and honors. This is the place to display those trophies you’ve collected.
Remember to convey a positive and friendly but professional tone. As always, proofread your writing to avoid mistakes. If you decide to include a photo, make it a good one that says something about you. If you are open and outgoing, choose a portrait style that conveys this.
Including your resumé is important if your objective is to find employment. Potential employers will definitely want to check your work experience and education, along with information on referrals. If you are positioning yourself as a business, however, a resumé can be a confusing inclusion. More appropriate in this case may be a list of past and present clients and relevant credentials.
A common way to include your resumé that ensures ease of printing is to link to it as a PDF in a new window. Be sure to give an indication near the link that this is what visitors can expect when they click.
The popular career networking service LinkedIn is another good option for presenting your resumé. Simply sign up for your free account if you don’t already have one, fill in your profile details, and link to your profile from your ‘About’ page.
Lastly, remember to provide a prominent link to your contact information, as this is one of the key functions of your site — allowing interested people to get in touch with you.”
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