Foreword viiAllan ShearerAcknowledgments xiiiIntroduction 1Chapter 1: Why Do I Need a Portfolio? 5Story 8Style 9Substance 10Sharing 11Chapter 2: Tell Your Story 13Story: Your Cover Letter 18Story: Your Résumé 27Story: Your Portfolio 35Chapter 3: Define Your Style 85Style: Your Cover Letter 87Style: Your Résumé 92Style: Your Portfolio 102Chapter 4: Give It Substance 155Substance: Your Cover Letter 156Substance: Your Résumé 158Substance: Your Portfolio 166Chapter 5: Share Your Work 199Sharing: Your Cover Letter 200Sharing: Your Résumé and Portfolio 206Chapter 6: Bring It All Together 217Afterword 221Tim AugustineAbout the Author 225Index 227
Mark W. Smith is a practicing Landscape Architect with four decades of professional practice focused on planning and design throughout the US. He is currently a vice-president and managing principal with a large multi-disciplinary planning and design firm. Mr. Smith has been engaged in design-industry recruiting since 1990 and leads his firm's recruiting activities. In this capacity, he reviews hundreds of portfolios annually, interviews candidates, negotiates salaries, prepares offer letters, and oversees on-boarding activities.