As an engineering professional, having a project portfolio on hand can increase your job opportunities. Recalling every project you’ve ever worked on and its outcome can be next to impossible, but after assembling a portfolio, you will have key information about your most important projects at your fingertips. If you have been considering creating an engineering project portfolio, continue reading the information below for helpful tips and advice.
Include Pictures
Human beings are visual creatures, and you should keep this fact in mind when assembling your portfolio. Undoubtedly, potential clients and employers will want to see pictures of your projects, so include a reasonable number of them in your portfolio. Many engineers prefer to include a before and after photo of each project they’ve worked on so others can get an idea of what they were responsible for.
Keep a Journal
Project journals can help engineers explain the details of each project. Journals can help others understand the intellectual effort you put into each project, and provide information about the following:
• Any meetings you attended or discussions you held about the project
• Weather events
• Key milestones and accomplishments
• Important decisions made
Consider using a software application such as Word, Excel or Evernote to document your projects. If you have a handwritten journal, you may want to convert it to a text document so everyone can read it on a computer.
Show Off What You Have Learned
Knowledge is extremely important, and potential employers or clients will want to see you have been learning throughout your career. An easy way to do this is to show them what you learned from each project. Imagine each project as a learning opportunity, and take time to list three to four important lessons for each. You can also discuss how you applied these lessons to each successive project. Be detailed and avoid using cliched examples.
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