Creativity Could Land You A Job | Portfolio & Published Articles*

Throughout this atypical job search in a post-pandemic world, creativity has to be the forefront of landing a job. Case in point, a number of people have landed a career due to their creatively made resumés such as Emily Vu whose resumé looked like a Spotify playlist which landed her an internship at Spotify.

In an attempt to hone in on a job, candidates must try anything to make themselves stand out in a sea of applicants and I am no different. Not only has my resumé gone through massive rewrites and design choices to be adaptable across multiple job applications.

But — so, has my portfolio.

Through dabbling in website design, blog publishing and social media, I have learn to integrate creativity in something as mundane as a portfolio. This by-product of creativity in the hopes of honing my skills and honing in on a job has resulted in the creation of a flipbook portfolio created using Flipsnack as seen below:

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Grace Watson's Creative Portfolio https://www.flipsnack.com/BAE67CEEFB5/grace-watson-creative-portfolio-h56ubooayr.html

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Being a graphic designer or tech savvy isn't a requirement to create a creative resumé or portfolio or even a cover letter. There are many free and easy-to-use software that offer users customizable templates and a variety of features such as the popular designing tool, Canva.

And — if designing is too time-consuming, hire someone to do it, Upwork and Fiverr are job platforms that connect businesses and individuals to graphic design artists.

Overall, it is important to differentiate yourself for recruiters to better choose you for the position and what better way than to showcase skills that fit the job description.

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*If you are a recruiter reading this, don't forget to check out my portfolio and below are links to past published articles. Thanks!

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Published Articles for The Concordian

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1. A journey from an education major to a communication arts degree https://www.concord.edu/concordian/concordian-news/2021/october/a-journey-from-aneducation-major-to-a-communicati.aspx

2. Concord University and Athens to host Holiday Social https://www.concord.edu/concordian/concordiannews/2021/november/concord-university-and-athens-to-host-holidaysoci.aspx

3. Top five reasons Greek life is on the decline at universities https://www.concord.edu/concordian/concordian-news/2021/october/top-five-reasons-greek-life-is-on-the-decline-at-u.aspx

4. Concord University urges students to utilize campus resources during National Suicide Prevention Week https://www.concord.edu/concordian/concordian-news/2021/september/concord-university-urges-students-to-utilize-campu.aspx

5. CU students fear attending campus events amidst COVID-19: Concord University hopes to alleviate concerns by following CDC Guidelines https://www.concord.edu/concordian/concordian-news/2021/september/cu-students-fearattending-campus-events-amidst-co.aspx

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Published Articles for The Borgen Project

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Practice Article

Period Poverty in Afghanistan https://borgenproject.org/period-poverty-in-afghanistan/

1. The Influence of Foreign Aid on Migration and Global Poverty https://www.borgenmagazine.com/the-influence-of-foreignaid-on-migration-and-globalpoverty/

2. Calls for TRIPS Waiver to help low- and middle-income countries: The TRIPS Agreement and COVID-19 vaccine distribution https://www.borgenmagazine.com/trips-waiver/

3. How book clubs are educating people on global poverty https://borgenproject.org/global-citizens-book-of-the-month/

4. The results of the U.S. Government Strategy on International Basic Education in developing countries: USAID Education Policy https://www.borgenmagazine.com/international-basic-education/

5. The Implementation of Revised Lacey Act Provisions https://borgenproject.org/lacey-act-provisions/

6. Actor Jason Sudeikis partners with Abbott to end malnutrition in kids https://borgenproject.org/malnutrition-in-kids/

7. A resilience policy to help those living in poverty after a natural disaster https://borgenproject.org/natural-disaster-resilience-policies/

Pillar Article

Period poverty in Afghanistan after the U.S. withdrawal https://www.borgenmagazine.com/period-poverty-in-afghanistan/?s=09