Students are always facing the problems of finding the perfect way to present their resume, once they come to the end of campus life and start looking into their opportunities in the society. There have been endless efforts made in the process of designning the perfect resume. However, the appearance of ePortolios saves countless efforts and time of future students in terms of writing their resumes and present themselves.
The website of ePortolios basically provides people with a platform of designning their websites to introduce their personalities, educational backgrounds, goals, and almost anything else they like to present. There are many advantages of using this website comparing with conventional ways of writing resumes.
Firstly, it is easy for people to get know you before they actually have the chance of meeting you in person, and it is much simpler to carry around. Consider the situation below: if you are in California, while there is a job in Massachusettes that you are very interested in. Instead of sending over a word file writing everything about you in paper, it is so much better if you are able to send over just one simple link, so the recruiting people can know almost everything about you and see if you are a good fit.
Furthermore, many students, for example those majoring in arts and education, are required to provide materials that are very hard to present in conventional resumes. The platform of ePortofolios provides so much better opportunities to present materials, like art works, and videos of teaching in class.
However, it is equally important to realize that the website is not as useful if people are not able to design their website professionally and with highlights. I have come across some websites with lots and lots words in it, while almost no figures about anything. It becomes very exhausting and not much different from traditional resumes in that sense.
In summary, ePortofolios definitely provide people better chances to present themselves and get hired. However, people need to pay attentions what they put on the website: they need to make sure that it is attracting as well as professional.
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