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How and where to build a portfolio
From the course: Preparing to Get a Job in Data Analytics
How and where to build a portfolio
- So you understand the importance of a portfolio, but where do you start? First, consider where you want to store your projects. Personally, I use GitHub, which is a code hosting platform that allows for version control and collaboration. Basically, it's a place where you can dump all of your code, track the different versions of files you publish, and collaborate with others on projects. In other words, it's a place where a bunch of nerds get together to store and share code. You can create a different repository or project folder to store each project and all of its associated files. Some project files you may have are Excel files, SQL scripts, Python or R files, or photos. You can even create a README file that is a high-level summary of the whole project. A README file is the first file a viewer should open, and it instructs them on how to explore the project. It may tell a reader which files to look at first, provide…