Been out of the interviewing and job search loop for a minute, wondering if sending out my portfolio via Google slides is “ok”?

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IMO it would look a little tacky. Like, you couldn’t take the small extra step to make a clean little packet in inDesign? The ceremony of applying for a job is just as important as your interview

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Ew

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If you make it some sort of stunt, yeah cool. But if it just looks like you’re too lazy to make a site, not cool.

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I’d give you more interest if the work was kick-ass and assume you wanted to go Lo-Fi. That’s because I’m a big fan of irony. That said, I’d play up the ugly and make it as intentional AF.

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I honestly don't see why it would be a problem as long as the presentation is nice.

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If I received a slides deck, I might think it was a little odd but it wouldn’t impact my decision at all.

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I’d say put it in a website. Unless it’s a specific response to brief it’ll always look better packaged up in a nice squarespace template. And to save cash you could go month-by-month on the subscription and just pause it when you’re not actively looking?

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I think as long as you have a nice deck of your work that should do the job

I’ve been doing this for years. I’d imagine may be different if you’re a creative. But has been easier to update/customize on the fly. Share a quick link. Plus supports motion graphic work. I used to build in InD and never going back. Too much hassle.

Yes, I still find the typography in google slides atrocious.

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These are great responses! I’m on the fence. I recently came upon a Google slides portfolio, and I was surprised, so I was wondering if in my time out of the interviewing game, this had become the new norm, truth is that I’m pressed for time so I want to put something together quickly but I also don’t want it look half-assed.

I think this depends on the recruiter too. You could send a pdf file via an email along with your resume and CL.

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