[IxDA Discuss] Excellent Portfolios for IxDs (also:doemployerscare about portfolios?)

[Peter Merholz]

Portfolio portfolio portfolio.

If you are talking to me about a job, and you don't have an online  
portfolio for me to look at, I will not continue talking to you.

--peter

On Apr 4, 2007, at 2:47 PM, Mark Schraad wrote:

> Not at all trying to be flippant here Phillip, but I am reluctant to
> look at a portfolio if I have not first had a compelling
> conversation. The ability to communicate and think about design is so
> much more important than showing me pretty work that you may or may
> not have had anything to do with.
>
> Mark
>
>
> On Apr 4, 2007, at 5:09 PM, Phillip Hunter wrote:
>
>> As a hiring manager, I am very reluctant to even talk to someone
>> without a
>> portfolio.  I don't care about anything fancy, just something
>> representative
>> and professional.
>>
>> ph
>>
>>
>>
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