An online portfolio is a compilation of work that has been posted on the web. For example, a portfolio may contain person’s skills, experiences, projects, personal information, and a resume. In other words, it is a way of showing one’s development or experiences over a span of time in an easily accessible format.

There are different types of portfolios--varying from person to person and differences of ideas and imagination. A good portfolio is one that is easy to follow and is user friendly such that a user is able to access it without being directed how to go around. A portfolio might have various types of electronic multimedia such as graphics, video clips, virtual reality, databases, audio bites, etc.

Online portfolios in this high tech world are important since they help in sharing one's work to a large audience. An online portfolio is especially beneficial for students who can present to their employers the work they have done in their student years. An online portfolio helps to motivate a student where a student can easily upgrade the information. As experiences keep building up, being able to easily upgrade the information can save a lot of time.

A student can include a resume and projects for his/her employers to view it. The probability of attaining a job is improved when one presents him/herself to an employer in a professional and organized manner. An online portfolio is the best way to do just that, since it looks impressive and the use of colors, media clips and specially visual aid make the overall presentation of the information more appealing.

An employer can know everything about you just by visiting one page, which otherwise might have been difficult without an online portfolio, since there is always a possibility of one’s work being over looked or one forgetting to mention something by other means of communication. In this fast moving world, where everything is based on technology, students have been encouraged more to have an electronic portfolio making their lives more organized.