From the course: Planning a Web Design Portfolio: Getting a Job

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Sweating the details

Sweating the details

From the course: Planning a Web Design Portfolio: Getting a Job

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Sweating the details

- Remember this about your portfolio. It's your prospective employer's first impression of you. It's the first thing they'll look at beyond your intro letter and resume. And they'll be looking to see if it's worth their time to talk to you. And if they're like most people on the planet, they're insanely busy people, and who are probably trying to get through the somewhat grueling chore of hiring a designer, so that they can get on with running their business and serving their customers. They don't want to sit through a slideshow, they don't want to have to read a novel about every project you've done. But they do want to see, as quickly and efficiently as possible, how you might be able to get results for them, and make them look good in the process. You can pretty much guarantee that employers will be looking at other designer's portfolios along side yours, and they will be comparing. Now, that doesn't mean that you can't do things that are quirky, or edgy, or interesting. In fact…

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