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An online collection of your teen’s work can be a great showcase when he looks for jobs, weeks internships, or applies to college. Share these tips:
- Suggest that your child gather work samples related to his goals. If he hopes to go to art school, he could include his sketches or paintings. If he wants to be a journalist, he might save his articles from the school newspaper. Not sure what he wants to do? He can collect work like a history paper or geometry proof he’s proud of.
- Have your high schooler choose a portfolio tool. Some students upload their work into a Google Drive or Dropbox folder. Other options include starting a blog or creating a website.
- Your teenager’s portfolio is a work in progress. Encourage him to review it regularly to add, revise, or remove items—with an eye toward the future employer or college admissions officer who will see it
