Money and time are the two biggest things holding people back from starting their ID transition and I get it, it’s a frustrating catch-22. In this episode, I’m sharing exactly what you can do when both are working against you, including a budget-friendly, time-friendly tool that employers genuinely want to see on your portfolio.

Top reasons to listen to the entire episode:

* Discover why Rise is the budget-friendly, time-friendly alternative to Storyline that employers genuinely want to see

* Learn how to create a high-quality, professional sample within Rise’s 30-day free trial without falling into the “it’s easy so I’ll wing it” trap

Full Show Notes Here!

Resources and Links Mentioned:

* Sign up for the 30-Day Rise Sprint

* Read the Substack article on planning your Rise sample before your free trial starts

* Join the Jumpstart Your Instructional Design Career Facebook Group

Connect with Jill

Instagram

Jumpstart Your Instructional Design Career Facebook Group

LinkedIn

Website

Thanks for joining us on the Jumpstart Your Instructional Design Career podcast! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating and review to help us reach even more freedom seekers and aspiring instructional designers.

You've put in the work on your portfolio, but are employers even making it past the first page? After reviewing portfolios from my community, I kept seeing the same mistakes come up over and over. In this episode, I'm sharing the top five things that cause hiring managers to close a portfolio within the first ten seconds so you can fix them before it costs you the job.

Top reasons to listen to the entire episode:

• Find out the five most common portfolio mistakes that send hiring managers running, including the Storyline newbie mistake that immediately signals you're new to the software
• Learn exactly which samples belong in a corporate ID portfolio and the five minimum pieces every portfolio needs
• Discover why your portfolio is marketing, not just a collection of your work, and how that one shift changes everything about how you build it

Full Show Notes Here!

Resources and Links Mentioned:

• Episode 27: What Needs to Be in Your ID Portfolio to Get Hired
• Subscribe to Jumpstart Your ID Career on Substack
• Join the Jumpstart Your Instructional Design Career Facebook Group

Connect with Jill

Instagram

Jumpstart Your Instructional Design Career Facebook Group

LinkedIn

Website

Thanks for joining us on the Jumpstart Your Instructional Design Career podcast! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating and review to help us reach even more freedom seekers and aspiring instructional designers.

Every summer, people say they're going to make progress on their instructional design transition, and then August comes and nothing happened. In this episode, I'm giving you the exact nine-week plan I would follow to learn Storyline and build a portfolio sample that actually impresses hiring managers. No more dabbling. No more overwhelm. Just a real plan.

Top reasons to listen to the entire episode:

• Get the full nine-week breakdown for learning ID fundamentals, mastering Storyline basics and advanced features, and building a polished portfolio sample from scratch
• Learn why scaffolding your learning, and getting feedback at two key checkpoints, is what separates a portfolio that wows from one that falls flat
• Find out how to use AI as both a productivity tool and an accountability partner to stay on track all summer long

Full Show Notes Here!

Resources and Links Mentioned:

• Sign-up for the Summer ID Roadmap Masterclass
• Join the Articulate License Giveaway
• Subscribe to Jumpstart Your ID Career on Substack
• Join the Jumpstart Your Instructional Design Career Facebook Group

Connect with Jill

Instagram

Jumpstart Your Instructional Design Career Facebook Group

LinkedIn

Website

Thanks for joining us on the Jumpstart Your Instructional Design Career podcast! If you enjoyed this episode, please leave us a rating and review to help us reach even more freedom seekers and aspiring instructional designers.