๐ฆ๐ป๐ถ๐ฝ๐ฝ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ถ๐ป๐๐ถ๐ด๐ต๐๐ from some recent convo's about ๐ฏ๐๐ถ๐น๐ฑ๐ถ๐ป๐ด ๐ฎ ๐ฆ๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ๐๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ๐ฐ๐ฒ ๐ฃ๐ผ๐ฟ๐๐ณ๐ผ๐น๐ถ๐ผ as a newbie. These comments came from people who regularly hire newbies, or have done so in the past.
๐ "Few people take the time for a portfolio, so doing one automatically sets you apart."
๐ "Portfolio's can be risky move, if they like it--you'll move on, but if they don't, they could drop your application immediately."
๐ถ "A recruiter or hiring manager is looking at your entry-level application and making some assumptions about what you might possibly know, what knowledge gaps you might have, and what level you might be performing at. That's just speculation so far. Submitting a bad portfolio could solidify their doubts on you, and make them move on." (๐๐๐๐จ ๐ฅ๐ค๐๐ฃ๐ฉ ๐๐ข๐ข๐๐๐๐๐ฉ๐๐ก๐ฎ ๐ข๐๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฆ๐ช๐ค๐ฉ๐ ๐๐๐ก๐ค๐ฌ ๐ฅ๐ค๐ฅ ๐๐ฃ๐ฉ๐ค ๐ข๐ฎ ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐) ****NOTE: Submitting a good Portfolio then solidifies any good inklings they would have about you too!!
๐ "Think of it like volunteering information to a border guard when crossing into a new country. If you're going to volunteer unrequested information, you better be sure they're going to like what you share."
๐ "Be prepared for a deep dive into what you built. If you're volunteering this info to them, be prepared to have to answer what, why, and how for ๐ฆ๐ท๐ฆ๐ณ๐บ๐ต๐ฉ๐ช๐ฏ๐จ in there."
๐ "If you wanted to sell your home, and pulled up a real estate agent's webpage, you would probably move on if it wasn't up to snuff. And that's acknowledging that website design and real-estate selling are two completely different animals. If a business owner pulled up your Experience Cloud portfolio, which is built using the same tool that you want to be trusted with on their behalf, does your portfolio demonstrate that you know how to use that tool?"
