Design a winning portfolio
9.4
(7 ratings)
2 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Don't be left at the bottom of a recruiter's inbox. Learn to stand out, show up, and elevate your chances of getting your dream job.
Design a winning portfolio
9.4
(7 ratings)
2 Weeks
·Cohort-based Course
Don't be left at the bottom of a recruiter's inbox. Learn to stand out, show up, and elevate your chances of getting your dream job.
Hosted by
Pascal Potvin and Mitchell Bernstein
Combined 27 years of knowledge designing for multimedia, AI, and crypto.
Course overview
Designing a winning portfolio
In 3 days, you'll walk away with the toolkit and philosophy to craft the perfect design portfolio with secrets that are proven to get recruiters head's turning your way.
Who is this course for
01
Designers and freelancers who have the design skills to be great but don't know how to articulate their strengths through a portfolio.
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New creatives seeking to stand out from the crowd and join a fortune 500 company or a competitive startup.
We cover...
Why this?
— Increase fulfillment in your professional life.
— Decrease anxiety about what you “should” do and increase clarity about what you must do and how to do it.
— Decrease feelings of “Running out of time" while decreasing the distractions.
We help “do-it-all” perfectionists
Designing a winning portfolio gives you laser-focused solutions that can lead to life-changing results. Whether that’s figuring out how to differentiate yourself in the industry, find that new job, or up the leadership chain – we give you the building blocks to make it happen.
Dismantle mental blockades
Designing a winning portfolio is a next-generation methodology to rethink your portfolio, your impact, and what you can do to experience a breakthrough in your next adventure.
Determine your “Who”
The system you need to turn your purpose into your dream job, apply it to your current portfolio or work, and live the life others want to emulate.
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Meet your design instructors
Pascal Potvin
Design Principal
- I’ve been lucky enough to work with world class customers in diverse environments which allowed me to acquire a strong versatile skill set and solid work ethic.
- Had the opportunity to lead, build and mentor design teams through significant growth projects across 400+designers, 100+ products and 5 BUs.
- Unified a portfolio of experience through an elevated design execution and consistency across a $120 million AI Apps portfolio.
- Created systems and frameworks for designers and leadership across 450+ products which helped products and services take transitions, build stronger teams, stronger designers and drive towards designing at scale.
Mitchell Bernstein
Staff Designer
- Currently designing an ecosystem to accelerate crypto currency adoption, bridging experiences across multiple platforms, and leading several strategy-focused initiatives to simplify services on web and mobile that process billions worth of crypto transactions.
- Championed design and strategy for a $20 billion AI-focused OS, scaling to over 14 million users world-wide.
- Led several design systems initiatives affecting 600+ products ranging from security, to artificial intelligence, to hybrid cloud systems and other BUs.
- Helped launch and advise several startups that exited for combined hundreds of millions in industries such as Family & Home, Education, and Health & Wellness while as young as 12 years of age.
Key outcomes
Learn the secrets recruiters are looking for in candidates
You will learn industry secrets that you they won't teach you in school.
Craft a stellar portfolio
You'll craft a portfolio blueprint that stands out from the crowd and gets you ready for any job.
Increase recruiter responses
We guarantee recruiters and design organizations will respond more frequently to your portfolio, getting you closer to finding the right job.
Boost your confidence
Sometimes we're afraid to put pen to paper because of what others might think. You'll learn frameworks to break out of this habit once and for all.
See what people are saying
Meiling Du
Gloria Zhong
Carlos León
Eleni Haloftis
Nandini Navre
Stacey(Zixi) Jiang
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Course schedule
1 hour per day
Tuesday & Thursday
7:00PM—8:30PM EST
We aim to get this knowledge drilled into your heads within 3 days—Tuesday, Thursday, and the following Tuesday. We find this helps retain what you learn and keep you on track without being too overwhelming.
Course syllabus
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Why create a portoflio?
People think having portfolios can be a watse of time and unnecessary. Don’t be like them. We’ll show you WHY it’s essential to have a portoflio today.
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The basics of portfolios
Storytelling is one tool you can use. But it’s not the only one you NEED. We’ve made many portoflios ourselves and hired dozens of other folks. There’s a foundation missing from most portoflios, but don’t let that be yours.
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Problems you should avoid
Believe it or not, recruiters can sniff-out weak portfolios a mile away. Discover common pitfalls and ensure whoever peaks at your portfolio wants to hire you immediately.
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Get inside your audience’s head
How do you make a portfolio without knowing who’s going to even see it? We’ll break down the thought process of how to honestly target your audience.
05
Falsehoods of portfolios
It’s a myth that you absolutely need a website for a portfolio. Learn secrets only design teams and recruiters know.
06
Portfolio framework
The PROVEN framework to help guide your portfolio creation. Use it and weild it carefully because few recrutiers will be able to resist calling you back.
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BONUS: tips, resources, live critique, and more +
We believe sharing this knowledge is the best way to help our students. That’s why we’ve decided to include more than just how to focus on designing portfolios. Learn how to choose the right job, how to spot a weak and strong portfolio, special resources to accelerate your portfolio creation, and way more!
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Learning is better with cohorts
Active learning, not passive watching
This course builds on live workshops and hands-on projects
Interactive and project-based
You’ll be interacting with other learners through breakout rooms and project teams
Learn with a cohort of peers
Join a community of like-minded people who want to learn and grow alongside you