Geographers have all studied representation, through cartography, statistics, and textual description.  A portfolio is a representation of your professional capability – a more multimedia and multi-dimensional representation than a résumé. 

§         Multimedia, because it can include more than words on paper – photographs, maps, websites, brief aural examples can be included (easier if the portfolio is electronic) or referenced.

§         Multidimensional, because it addresses not only skills and accomplishments, but how you have gained those skills and accomplishments and what impact your actions have had on people and organizations.