Throughout the term, I have completed multiple writing assignments and received lots of feedback from my peer and instructor. As I’m currently searching for my first co-op placement as a software developer, I wanted to follow the advice of increasing my professional, online presence by creating a web folio. Since there are so many different types of web folios, I had difficulty in deciding what kind of content I want to include in mine. Thankfully, the course outline gives instructions and advice on creating a customized web folio.
The main purpose of this web folio is to increase professional presence and to give more information for potential recruiters. To highlight my professional experience, I decide to break down my resume into professional experience and technical projects. I put more emphasis on technical projects because they reflects the technical skills required for a software developer, whereas my previous work experience as an analyst is less relevant here.
I have seen some web folios that are beautifully designed and includes many nice graphics. However, I decided to use few graphics because my targeted reader is potential recruiters hence I want to keep the layout simple and the content relevant. I believe my web folio conveys details about my writing skills and my experience.