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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Make it an nft in the metaverse

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You’re going to spend a lot of time looking for jobs that you won’t get instead of spending that time to make sure your website portfolio looks good.

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It’s definitely worth it to create a website. Google Slides *might* work if you need to submit an application ASAP, but I wouldn’t use it longterm since it’s not standard for creative portfolios and it’ll throw people off.

You can make a very simple, clean site on Squarespace pretty quickly once you’ve gathered all your content. I bet that designing a decent looking Google Slides deck will take you about the same amount of time as Squarespace. You can also password protect Squarespace if you have any work you don’t want floating around on the general internet (just like Google Slides sharing settings).

Putting in some extra time on the design of your portfolio/personal branding will help you land a better job as an AD (obvi). I automatically don’t trust an AD’s ability to do their job well if their portfolio website is ugly since it’s literally our job to make stuff look dope.

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Attach a keynote pdf portfolio, I get the best traction that way. Under 5mb.

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Only if you mail it on a thumb drive

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It’s so easy to have a website though?

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It’s is, and I do, but it’s outdated and I’m pressed for time. I recently came a across a portfolio on G slides, which is why I’m asking, cause i too thought it’s different, to say the least.

I remember seeing one Wieden creative with a Google doc portfolio which was done in a clever way.

If not done in a clever way, it’s a bad look.

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Please don’t it looks lazy af

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It’s not ideal. But it’s ok.

Take some time to really hone in on your craft and understand how to view yourself as the expert. You’re here to help your clients.

Remove “job” from your vocabulary.

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