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Understanding why range matters

Understanding why range matters

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Understanding why range matters

- We've arrived at the third of the five things employers want to see in your portfolio, and it's a big one, range. As in show me the full range of what you're capable of. Show me that you're flexible, creative, and adaptable to different kinds of projects, styles, audiences and brands. The bottom line here for prospective employers is, "Convince me that if I hire you, "you can handle anything I throw at you." They want to know that you're going to be valuable to them beyond a single project, that you'll continue to generate creative solutions and fresh visuals time and time again. This is a key difference for employers because if they were looking for someone with a signature style that gets applied to every project they touch, they would probably opt to hire them on a contract basis for a single project, rather than as an employee. When it comes to hiring a full-time or even part-time team member, they're generally looking for someone who can handle multiple projects for different…

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