The Writer's Portfolio: Presenting the Professional You

No one will ask to see your portfolio when you apply for a job. And that is all the more reason why you should have one.

A professional portfolio of your writing--a presentation piece designed to display your talents as a professional communicator--will set you apart from the many other bachelor's degree holders who will present resumes, letters of recommendation, and perhaps dusty transcripts listing hours of coursework when they apply for that job you want. Only you will have a portfolio, and it just might get you that job.

Your portfolio presents your work--the professional you--displayed for all the world to see, right there on the printed page. The writer's portfolio gives employers a tangible reason to take you seriously as a professional, most importantly because the portfolio is a special presentation. It shows that you take yourself, and your writing, seriously as a professional.