Deciding on format (print vs. online)

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Increasingly, applicants for internships and jobs are creating e-portfolios with all of their career materials in one place. Included would be your résumé, information about your career goals, and samples of your written work. You might include a reflective statement about yourself and your professional development through college and work experiences.

Even if you create your career portfolio online, you still might choose to take a printed sample of your best, most appropriate writing to an interview. You can never be sure how closely anyone has looked at your online materials, and it is thoughtful to leave a sample of your writing with your interviewer. It shows you value writing and are confident of your skills.

If you create an online career portfolio, keep in mind the following:

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Sample traditional résumé

Sample Web résumé