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Hi, I have an online portfolio into which I've put a decent amount of effort. The URL is on my resume after my phone number and after my full name on cover letters. Google Analytics tells me I've got nary a hit, even from people who interviewed me. So...should I draw special attention to it in the letter? Stop including it altogether? Mention it during the interview? None of the above? 
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Yes, I think it wouldn't hurt to draw attention to it. Just a line in the cover letter might do more to attract people's attention than simply listing it in the contact info.
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I agree; put a sentence in about it in your cover letter. They may not be looking at the contact information first off. I don't look at that information carefully until after I have looked at the resume, so it is very possible they don't see it. Is it listed on your resume as a creative or professional item? It probably should be in there with conference presentations and that sort of thing.
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I almost always add an invitation to visit my online portfolio, usually in the last paragraph. So far the only viewer has been a potential coworker....I never wondered til now how she knew that I was a candidate.....
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Thanks for the feedback. Eeep, conference presentations...I'm a newbie and haven't been to a conference yet. :0/
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I wouldn't discourage you from including it in cover letters, but I know at my institution, we were told by HR that we probably shouldn't visit personal websites of candidates unless we specifically request them from all candidates - something about being unfair to those who don't know they can share them with search committee members. So that might be one reason why those interviewing you haven't visited the site (if you're applying at academic libraries that is).
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rosebudy23 wrote:I wouldn't discourage you from including it in cover letters, but I know at my institution, we were told by HR that we probably shouldn't visit personal websites of candidates unless we specifically request them from all candidates - something about being unfair to those who don't know they can share them with search committee members. So that might be one reason why those interviewing you haven't visited the site (if you're applying at academic libraries that is). I can see why HR would say such a thing in today's lawsuit happy environment. On the other hand, unless your job ad said "do not include web links", I do not know if we need to harm the candidates that put forth the extra effort that sets them apart.
Brian C. Gray Head of Reference & Engineering Librarian Kelvin Smith Library Case Western Reserve University http://blog.case.edu/bcg8bcg8@case.edu
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