This unit has involved looking at how to prepare a portfolio for interviews at either higher education or employment we have also looked at interview preparation and writing a c.v I also looked into art courses and employment within the art industry.I have also created a blog which I have put all the information from this unit on to as well as images of my work.Today a blog is important to have when applying for university.

We had a talk from another art tutor who showed us some portfolio work from her students.she explained that work should be mounted carefully on white card by using spray mount.she also emphasised that the portfolio should show a wide variety of work to show your abilities.

The videos we watched were also useful in this unit as they showed that a portfolio should be reflective of your personality and show how your work has developed and progressed. The portfolio should be organised so that the person interviewing you should be able to see that you have understood the units requirements.

We researched art courses in higher education and looked at jobs within art and design.This helped me to realise just how many different and varied courses there were and employment they could leaf to.

We also looked at good and bad c-v's and what was the best way to present these and what to include.

We also watched videos on how to conduct an interview and answered questions on the best techniques.Some of these were common sense such as not having your phone turned on but some were useful.

We also all had to have a mock interview in which we had to present our work through the blog we had done and by showing all are work we had done so far.

I was a bit nervous to start with in the interview but relaxed as i started to talk about my work.

I felt that a strength was that i conducted myself correctly and used the right kind of body language.

In hindsight i could have been better prepared and had questions ready to ask at the end of the interview.

I could improve by being more confident and looking at more of my work before the interview so i would be able to explain it better. If i was to go for a "real" interview i would be prepared by researching more about the course and collage facilities.

Since I have completed this unit I have a better understanding of what to include in a portfolio and how this should be presented.I now know that any 3 dimensional work I have done needed to be photographed to show at interview and I also understand that the portfolio work should show a wide range of my abilities.

Also producing a blog has been really important as most university's will ask to look at work this way so it is good knowledge to have.I now feel much more confident about preparing a portfolio to take to interview and online and have a good understanding of what should be included.