Week 1: Portfolio Enhancement SMART Goal
- Sara Francis
- Jan 7, 2019
- 2 min read
The first assignment of this week was to create a single SMART goal that will help me enhance my portfolio to be ready for the professional world. I have linked my portfolio site, shared my mission statement, and embedded my presentation into the post below.
Sara Francis' Portfolio Site : www.sara-francis.com/portfolio
SMART Goal:
My SMART goal to enhance my portfolio this month is to update it and make it reflect my new career objectives.
This seems like a very general goal, but allow me to break it down into the five points:
SPECIFIC
I will be making some final tweaks to my portfolio, but there are some specific elements I need to address:
I will test and fix all links that may not be working
I will update my resume and testimonials page
I will add more recent content to my portfolio section
Adjust language to indicate my passion for teaching
The last goal is the most important. I have chosen the education career path. I want to be a college professor. Potential employers and clients should be aware of that first hand and also see how passionate I am about what I do.
MEASURABLE
This goal is easily measurable. The points I have given previously will now serve as my checklist. I will start with one item and then go down the line, marking them off as they are accomplished.
ATTAINABLE
With diligence and persistence, this SMART goal is realistically attainable. I need to make sure I don’t get tangled up with my other course work. Being that this is the last class of MCBS, I have several career modules, the graduation launch, and this portfolio class with its assignments. I need to be self-aware of what I can get done within three weeks and what needs to be prioritized.
RELEVANT
Being that this is all for my career, it is highly relevant. Having an updated and professional portfolio is a great way to showcase work, build connections, and establish a brand. I hope to do that with mine.
TIMELY
Finally, I have laid everything out so that I have a set idea of what needs to be done and when. Here is the timeline of my SMART goal:
Week 1
Monday – Wednesday: Test every link and fix what isn’t working.
Thursday – Friday: Update resume and testimonials page with appropriate new content.
Week 2
Monday – Tuesday: Curate latest projects, artwork, statistics, etc.
Wednesday – Friday: Update the portfolio pages to showcase most recent work
Week 3
Monday – Wednesday: Re-read written content and edit verbiage to communicate my new career passion
In the end, I hope to have a portfolio that is up to date and clearly reflects what I plan to do as a career. The plan is that this new portfolio is a gateway for conversation and hopefully will lead to interviews and clients.
Below is the video version of this assignment that I created due to a mistake in the original assignment instructions.
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