[citation needed] Career portfolios help with a job or acceptance into higher education institutes.
In some industries, employers or admission offices commonly request a career portfolio, so it is a wise idea to have an updated one on hand.
In the 21st century web technology has filtered its way into portfolios especially in the digital workplace job market.
More and more job seekers are building personally branded websites to validate and distinguish their skills, accomplishments, and experiences.
Art Portfolios, sometimes called "artfolios", can be a variety of sizes, and usually consist of approximately ten to twenty photographs of the artist's best works.
Models and actors often use electronic portfolios to showcase their careers with a digital display of their photos, biographies, and skills.
Students typically can use portfolios as a tool to select the types of work that they would like to include, reflect on the course work to make connections between the units learned, and help them learn critical thinking skills that are developed during the reflecting and selecting processes.