The Interfolio Blog

You know you need a CV or resume to apply to academic jobs and other positions, but what about making sure your professional identity is represented online? 

Developing an online academic portfolio is increasingly seen as a crucial aspect of putting together a successful application to graduate schools or academic positions. Here, we've put together four reasons to consider showcasing your work online. 

1. To showcase you work. Academic portfolios give you a chance to show search committees, admissions groups and potential employers more than just your resume. The academic portfolio can showcase published articles, research papers, teaching evidence or evaluations, and much more. Having it online means it is immediately publishable, sharable and findable when people search for you. 
2. To reflect on your collected experience. Tying your work together to reflect a cohesive whole can go a long way in making your application or work experience more desirable. Combining your varied experiences and examples of work in an academic portfolio allows you to comment on how these all shaped your career to date.
3. To share work with others. Online academic portfolios are the ideal way to share work with others in your field. Pulling files together and sharing via e-mail can be time-consuming, but with an online portfolio, all your most important work can be shared easily with anyone. 
4. To promote your career. Search committees and potential employers are using online search to find out more about applicants. Make sure your professional work is represented with an online academic portfolio that gives them a cohesive look at your work and expertise.