By
Joan Whetzel
I’ve been at writing for over 15 years now, and so I
have built up a decent Writer’s Portfolio. This portfolio consists of articles,
blogs, ad whitepapers, as well as a few books that can be used to do one of two
things: 1. get other writing jobs or 2. to get a full time job that involves
writing, if I’m lucky.
During
my writing “career” I have written on many subjects for both juvenile and adult
audiences. I have collected both print article clips as well as online web content and blogs. Since my husband’s death I have found myself
using my online writer’s portfolio and a few select print articles when
applying for jobs – to pay the bills. Hopefully, one day soon, this will pay
off.
Paper clips of published print articles are easy to
carry to interviews. Likewise they can be scanned in and emailed as attachments
with online applications. For my online portfolio, I can simply direct
potential employers to my blog or the websites where my articles can be viewed.
Or I can pick a particular article or two that are directly – or indirectly –
related to the job for which I am applying. I keep copies of many articles on
my hard drive. I also keep copies of the links to my blog and the websites
where my online content is available on both my hard drive and my thumb drive
so I can apply for a job just about anywhere that has a wifi connection.
Directing employers toward my online content links,
I can impress potential employers with quantity
and variety of my writing experience. On the other hand, some jobs call
more for specific article or two. As long as the articles relate to the job
they are appropriate for attaching to my application and resume.
Hopefully sometime soon, I’ll have a job. One that
allows me to do some writing. And it’ll all be thanks to my Writer’s Portfolio.
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