2: Professional Career Portfolio
In the 21st century web technology has filtered its way into portfolios especially in the digital work place job market.
While traditional C.V. style portfolios still dominate the portfolio world it is common to back it up with a website containing personal statements, contact details and experience.
More and more job seekers are building personally branded websites to validate and distinguish their skills, accomplishments, and experiences. Social web sites such as LinkedIn and Twitter have become popular, as have services from websites which offer to host portfolios for clients. These web services provide users the tools to include all forms of digital media in their websites, including documents, images, videos, and audio files.
Resume reels and demo tapes are a type of portfolio. They are used by many in the arts such as musicians, actors, artists and even journalists.
Creative Professionals are also looking to portfolio websites as a means of presenting their work in a more professional and elegant manner.