Technical Writing Porfolios

Join us for a focused and friendly conversation about tech writing portfolios. A portfolio of writing samples is essential for job applications, but creating a portfolio that really shows off our skills isn’t always easy. Let’s share our experiences and learn from one another.

Here are a few questions to get us started:

• How do you share writing samples? Do you have a portfolio?
• How many samples do you share? What kinds of writing? How do you choose?
• Tell us about the process of creating a portfolio. How long did it take? Was it challenging, or uncomfortable, or rewarding? Why?
• Have you revised--or even completely revamped--your portfolio? Why and how?
• When do you share your portfolio? Do you include a link in your application materials, or do you provide samples only upon request?
• Tech writers often write under an NDA. How have you handled confidentiality?
• Have you seen other portfolios? Without disclosing any identifying information, tell us about some of the best you’ve seen. What made them great?
• What should we avoid doing in our portfolios?
• Where do you host your portfolio? Google Drive? WordPress? A static site generator on Github?

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