Portfolios: Telling your story and showing your work

Are you looking for a way to demonstrate your work and provide commentary for viewers to more easily make connections? A portfolio may provide the structure you need and is an opportunity to tell your story and show your work.

In our context, a portfolio means:

  • Curated: selected work only demonstrates the highest quality and most relevant examples of your skills and style
  • Annotated: commentary is added so viewers can make meaning more easily. Annotations highlight what you did (especially in a team effort), how you did it, and unique colleges or solutions
  • Identified: connected to or includes career contact and biographical information.

Read on for advice, tools, and resources to develop your own portfolio.


Portfolio Career Guides

We include our LinkedIn guide as some students choose to use it like a portfolio and include commentary and links associated with their work.


Resource Spotlight: Engineering Master’s Portfolio Examples

We’re excited to share a new, student curated resource highlighting portfolio examples.

white background with title in black type within a yellow box. Five horizontal ovals with names of programs and departments.
examples categorized by program or department
white background with blue banner at top of page. Multiple square images depicting sample portfolios.
each link shares portfolio examples selected by students (ex. GDDI above)

Pro Tip

Utilize Engineering Master’s resources. Both groups below offer feedback as you develop your portfolios. Faculty and alumni are also good options to get feedback.


By Jenny Johnson (she/her)
Jenny Johnson (she/her) Assistant Director, Engineering Master's Career Services & Professional Development