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1 1 eprtflis and Seeli What is an eprtfli? An eprtfli is a cllectin f digital artifacts and reflectins that represents an individual s hard wrk, creativity, learning, and prcess. What is Seeli? Seeli is an eprtfli fr the 21st century student and prfessinal. As an applicant and member f the Pavlis Hnrs Cllege, yu ll use Seeli t easily and beautifully dcument academic prjects, wrk experiences, and persnal passins. This platfrm leverages all the digital pieces f yur narrative t creatively shwcase yur brand t current and future emplyers. What are the benefits f using Seeli? G Beynd Bullet Pints Capture everything that add depth t a resume like cursewrk, internships, and leadership activities with rich visuals and meaningful descriptins that mre accurately and vividly reflect yur experience. Find Yur Path Cllecting yur best wrk helps yu identify themes, interests, and skills. This prcess helps yu better understand yur stry s yu can enter yur interviews with cnfidence. Own Yur Jb Search Cntrl what recruiters see when they lk fr yu. Present all yur achievements, skills, and interests in a beautiful and easy-t-use eprtfli. Jin a Cmmunity Cnnect with peers in yur classes, n yur campus, r n ther campuses t exchange feedback and find inspiratin. 2 Getting Started T create yur free Seeli accunt: 1. Visit seeli.cm. 2. Click Get Started. An accunt registratin frm will appear. 3. Fill ut the accunt registratin frm. All sectins are required. Please use yur schl-issued address If yu are a duble majr, enter yur primary field f study. Yu can list additinal majrs and minrs later. 4. Click Cntinue t cmplete the registratin prcess. When yu click Cntinue, a guided walkthrugh f the prtfli creatin prcess will launch Keypath Educatin 1

2 T cmplete the Walkthrugh: 1. Click Get Started. 2. List up t five skills and five career interests. This sectin is nt required. 3. Check the bx t the left f the ptin that best describes yur current availability. 4. Click Cntinue. Alternatively, click Skip Step. 5. Uplad a Prfile Picture. i. Click Uplad Prfile Pht. A pp-up windw will appear. ii. Drag and drp a file frm yur desktp, uplad a file frm yur cmputer, r add an image via Facebk. 6. Pick a Cver Pht that represents yur persnal brand. i. Click Uplad Cver Pht. ii. Uplad yur wn image r select a picture frm ur cver pht library. 7. Write a One-Liner. Think f it as a Tweet-length elevatr pitch hw wuld yu describe yurself in 140 characters r less? Writer s blck? Edit this field later. 8. Craft a persnal statement in the summary sectin. What are yu passinate abut? What makes yu different? What inspires yu? Feeling stuck? Write yur summary later. 9. Click Cntinue r Skip Step. 10. Pick a Custm URL. The last step in this prcess is t create a custm URL fr yur Seeli prtfli. This shrt and unique URL makes it easy fr yu t share yur prtfli with thers. Yur can put this URL n yur resume, include it n yur business card, r add it t yur signature. 11. Click Submit t view yur Prtfli. 12. Click Gt It. Yu have cmpleted the accunt creatin prcess and have the beginnings f a Seeli prfile! In the Welcme message, we ve included basic instructins and tips n hw t start develping yur prtfli. 3 The Prtfli Yur eprtfli is divided int three sectins: the Header, Abut sectin, and Wrks sectin. The Header The Header runs acrss the tp f yur eprtfli. It displays basic infrmatin abut yu and yur backgrund. In additin t listing yur full name and current lcatin, yu may chse t shwcase yur educatinal backgrund r yur current psitin Keypath Educatin 2

3 T edit the Header: 1. Hver ver part f the Header yu want t edit. A blue buttn will appear. It will say EDIT (cntent), CHANGE (prfile picture), r CHANGE COVER PHOTO. 2. Click n the blue buttn. A pp-up will appear. 3. Make the desired changes. 4. Click SAVE. Abut Sectin The Abut sectin runs dwn the left side f the prfile and expands t reveal additinal sub-sectins. Individually, these fields illuminate ne aspect f yur backgrund; tgether they becme a statement f yur persnal brand. While yu are nly required t fill ut the Basic Infrmatin sub-sectin, each sub-sectin is described in detail fr yur future reference. The sub-sectins yu leave empty will nt appear n yur public prtfli. 1. Basic Infrmatin Intrduce yurself t thers. The One-Liner Craft a Tweet-Length elevatr pitch. If yu nly had 140 characters t describe yurself, what wuld yu say? Summary Expand upn yur Tagline by writing a persnal statement. Cnnectins Add links t the platfrms and websites that make up yur prfessinal digital presence. Resume Uplad yur resume t the Abut sectin. Visitrs t yur Seeli can view the dcument withut leaving yur page r dwnlad it t review later. Since yur Seeli prtfli is public, we strngly encurage yu t remve sensitive persnal infrmatin, like yur hme address, frm the dcument. 2. Skills and Career Interests Highlight yur talents and list yur passins. 3. Expanded Abut Sectin When yu click n the arrw in the tp-right crner f the sidebar, the Abut Sectin expands t reveal additinal sub-sectins. In these subsectins, yu can include infrmatin abut yur wrk experience, educatin histry, and leadership pprtunities. Yu can als list yur awards, relevant curses, and persnal interests. T revise the Abut sectin: 1. Hver ver the sub-sectin yu want t edit. An blue EDIT buttn will appear in the tp right crner f the sectin. 2. Click Edit. A pp-up will appear. 3. Add new infrmatin and/r edit the existing cntent as desired. 4. Select anther sectin t edit r click SAVE Keypath Educatin 3

4 Wrks Sectin The Wrks sectin is the dynamic and visual cmpnent f yur eprtfli. Each square in this sectin represents ne experience, which we call a Wrk. 4 Wrks What is a Wrk? Wrks capture experiences. Experience is a very brad term an experience is any prject, jb, r pprtunity that has shaped yur persnal develpment, enhanced yur skills set, r influenced yur career interests. Why rely n bullet pints t supprt these experiences when yu can prvide evidence f yur actual accmplishments, skills, and passins? When yu create a Wrk n Seeli, yu can supprt yur persnal brand with rich visuals and meaningful descriptins that mre accurately and vividly reflect yur experiences. When yu are ready t uplad yur creative submissin, yu will d s by adding a Wrk. T add a Wrk t yur eprtfli: 1. Click +Add Wrk. This buttn is lcated in the tp navigatin bar. A blank Add Wrk frm will appear. 2. Enter a title. The Title is the first field in the Add Wrk frm. Replace the Wrk s generic title ( My Untitled Wrk ), with a creative and infrmative title. 3. Uplad attachments. Attachments are digital artifacts that prvide evidence f yur skill and supprt the claims yu make thrughut the Wrk. Yu can uplad files t Seeli frm yur cmputer, embed cntent frm the Internet, and pull cntent in frm nline platfrms. T uplad a file frm yur cmputer, drag and drp the file int the Frm Cmputer bx. 1 T embed files frm the Internet, cpy and paste a URL in the field directly belw FROM THE INTERNET and click G. 2 T pull files in frm nline platfrms, click n an icn belw the URL field, lg int yur accunt, select the files yu wuld like t include in the Wrk and click Uplad Rearrange the attachments. T rearrange the rder f the attachments: i. Click and hld the up-dwn arrw icn t the left f the attachment s name. ii. Drag the attachment up r dwn the list. iii. Release when the attachment is in the crrect spt. 1 Supprted files:.dc, dcx,.pdf,.ppt,.jpg,.png,.gif,.mp4,.mv,.avi,.wmv,.jpg,.png, and.gif. The maximum 2 Supprted nline cntent: images, YuTube vides, Vime vides, Prezis, SundClud files. 3 Supprted nline platfrms: Facebk, Gmail, Drpbx, Ggle Drive, Ggle Phts, Instagram, Flickr, and Bx Keypath Educatin 4

5 5. Edit the attachments. T edit an attachment, click n the pencil icn t the right f the attachment s name. Optins listed n this menu include: Edit Pht Click Edit Pht t rtate and enhance the image. Set as Cver Pht By default, the first file upladed t a Wrk becmes the Wrk s Cver Pht. T feature a different thumbnail, select Set as Cver Pht. Use the built-in editr t crp, rtate, and enhance the thumbnail. Hide frm Others Activating this setting hides the attachment frm viewers. Yu might use this setting t hide an attachment that yu want t feature as a Cver Pht but nt include in the Wrk itself. 6. Captin the attachments. T the right f each thumbnail, there is a captin field. In this field, identify the attachment and explain hw it supprts the Wrk. 7. Click Next t mve t the secnd page. 8. Write a descriptin. In the Descriptin field, users are encuraged t summarize and reflect n the assignment r experience. Reflectin is a valuable part f the learning prcess. It fsters self-awareness, demnstrates critical thinking, and prepares yu t articulate hw an event affected their persnal and prfessinal grwth. 9. Add up t three Categries. A Categry is an academic discipline r prfessinal field. Categrizing yur Wrk increases the likelihd that it will appear in Seeli and Internet search results. 10. Add up t ten Tags. A Tag is a keywrd r shrt phrase that users self-identify. Tagging a Wrk als increases its searchability. 11. Identify yur Rle and Cntributin. In the My Rle field, enter the title r psitin yu held fr this prject r experience. In the My Cntributin field, use bld text and bullet pints t rganize and utline yur respnsibilities. 12. Publish r save the Wrk as Draft. At the end f the Add Wrk prcess, yu have the ptin t publish the Wrk t yur Seeli eprtfli r save the Wrk as a Draft. Click Finish t publish the Wrk. Find this buttn in the bttm-right crner f the screen. A pp-up will appear prmpting yu t send the Wrk t anther Seeli user fr feedback. Yu can request feedback r click Skip. The published Wrk will pen in the same windw r tab. Click Clse t save the Wrk as a draft. Find this buttn in the bttm-left crner f the screen. Yu will return t yur Prfile. T edit an pen Wrk r Draft: 1. Click Edit. Find this blue buttn t the left f the title. A menu with the fllwing ptins will appear t the right f the buttn: Edit Attachments, Edit Descriptin, Edit Settings, and Delete Wrk. 2. Select the prtin f the Wrk yu want t revise. The Add Wrk frm will pen Keypath Educatin 5

6 3. Edit the Wrk as needed. 4. Click Save. T edit a Wrk r Draft frm yur eprtfli: 1. Hver ver the Wrk r Draft yu want t edit. A blue Edit buttn will appear in the tp right crner f the sectin. 2. Click EDIT. A pp-up will appear. 3. Edit the Wrk as needed. 4. Click Save. 5 Resurces and Supprt Hw d I access ther PHC students eprtflis? If yu'd like t view examples f current PHC student prfiles r examples f past applicatins, visit PHC s Seeli Members Gallery. Find a link n the applicatin page r visit seeli.cm/g/pavlishnrscllege/members/all. Hw d I access additinal supprt resurces? Seeli s Student Prtal huses a cllectin f hw-t vides, instructinal guides, and prfessinal develpment handuts. T access ur cllectin f student resurces: 1. Click Help in the tp navigatin bar. 2. Select Student Supprt Resurces frm the drp-dwn menu. The Student Prtal will pen in the same windw r tab. Hw d I request help? If yu experience an issue r have a questin, click Feedback & Supprt and submit yur help request. A Seeli Representative will wrk with yu t reslve the issue r prvide an answer t yur inquiry. The Feedback & Supprt buttn will always appear alng the right edge f yur brwser windw Keypath Educatin 6