Your resume tells employers what you've done 📝

𝐀 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐨 𝐬𝐡𝐨𝐰𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝙮𝙤𝙪 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐝𝐨 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐦 👩🏽‍💻

And in 2026... 𝘛𝘩𝘢𝘵 𝘥𝘪𝘧𝘧𝘦𝘳𝘦𝘯𝘤𝘦 𝘮𝘢𝘵𝘵𝘦𝘳𝘴 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯 𝘦𝘷𝘦𝘳.

We've noticed an increasing number of companies including a field in their applications asking candidates to share a portfolio 📂

In fact, one company I applied to before launching Sports Entertainment Academy didn't even ask for my resume. They only wanted my portfolio.

That made us realize something...💡

Your resume is only one piece of your personal brand.

𝐒𝐨, 𝐰𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐚 𝐝𝐢𝐠𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐢𝐨?

Think of it as a visual highlight reel of your career❕

𝐈𝐭 𝐭𝐲𝐩𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐲 𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐝𝐞𝐬:

• 👋🏽 Introduction
• 📈 Career Summary
• 📚 5-6 Case Studies
• 💬 Testimonials
• 🙌🏽 Closing and Contact Information

But here's the part we think most candidates miss...

They use their portfolio to talk about the 𝐩𝐚𝐬𝐭.

The best candidates use it to talk about the 𝐟𝐮𝐭𝐮𝐫𝐞 🔮

𝐈𝐧𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐝 𝐨𝐟 𝐬𝐢𝐦𝐩𝐥𝐲 𝐬𝐚𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠: "Here's what I accomplished."

𝐓𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐚𝐥𝐬𝐨 𝐬𝐚𝐲: "Here's how I would help your company."

For example...

🎯 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐒𝐩𝐨𝐧𝐬𝐨𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 𝐒𝐚𝐥𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞?

Identify three partnership categories the company hasn't pursued yet and in one slide, recommend brands that align with its audience and business goals.

📣 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞?

Include a high-level growth strategy with campaign ideas, partnership opportunities or community initiatives that could help attract new customers.

🎟️ 𝐀𝐩𝐩𝐥𝐲𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐚𝐧 𝐄𝐯𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐬 𝐫𝐨𝐥𝐞?

Recommend three event concepts, explain why they'd work and outline how you'd measure success.

Now you aren't just another applicant. You're already thinking like a member of the team.

"𝐖𝐡𝐚𝐭 𝐢𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐲 𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐚𝐥 𝐦𝐲 𝐢𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐬?"

It's a fair question... and could it happen? Sure.

But it's better invest a few extra hours creating a tailored portfolio for one of your dream companies than spend weeks mass-applying with the exact same resume as everyone else 💯

Every week you're unemployed has an opportunity cost.

Not just the paycheck you didn't earn...

But the compounding investments you didn't make, the skills you didn't build and the career momentum you didn't gain 📈

𝙎𝙤𝙢𝙚𝙩𝙞𝙢𝙚𝙨 𝙜𝙤𝙞𝙣𝙜 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙚𝙭𝙩𝙧𝙖 𝙢𝙞𝙡𝙚 𝙞𝙨 𝙩𝙝𝙚 𝙨𝙝𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙨𝙩 𝙥𝙖𝙩𝙝 𝙩𝙤 𝙮𝙤𝙪𝙧 𝙣𝙚𝙭𝙩 𝙤𝙥𝙥𝙤𝙧𝙩𝙪𝙣𝙞𝙩𝙮.