by Alycia Campbell | Mar 23, 2026 | Blog
And How to Shift into Professional Positioning There is a subtle difference between a portfolio that feels academic and one that feels professional. Many talented instructional designers unintentionally create portfolios that read like graded projects rather than...
by Alycia Campbell | Mar 16, 2026 | Blog
A Clear Framework for Turning Projects into Proof If you feel unsure whether your portfolio is “good enough,” it is usually not a talent issue, but rather a structure issue (or, maybe, you suffer from perfectionism). Most instructional designers were never taught how...
by Alycia Campbell | Mar 9, 2026 | Blog
The Portfolio Shift Hiring Managers Are Actually Looking For One of the most common portfolio mistakes instructional designers make is this: They build a gallery. Screenshots. Storyline interactions. Rise modules. Canva graphics. Vyond videos. Beautiful work, but no...
by Alycia Campbell | Mar 3, 2026 | Blog
What That Means for Instructional Designers Right Now This week, my co-presenter Christy Tucker and I attended a Training 2026, and she was chatting with a hiring manager about a recent instructional design opening. 70 people applied. Only FOUR had a portfolio....
by Alycia Campbell | Feb 24, 2026 | Blog
If you’re an experienced instructional designer or trainer, you probably don’t struggle with content. You struggle with everything around the content. The formatting. The slide cleanup. The handouts. The small tweaks stakeholders request at the last minute. It’s not...
