AI Tools as a Portfolio: Showing, Not Telling

End-of-lesson check

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1. What is the core idea behind "AI Tools as a Portfolio: Showing, Not Telling"?

   1. Mid-career pivoters lose interviews because they describe what they did instead of showing what they built. Three lightweight portfolio formats — ranked by effort.
   2. You'll be the only senior person in a junior team — they'll resent you, you'll r…
   3. Title it something honest like 'AI experiments — [your name]' rather than someth…
   4. runway

2. Which term best describes a foundational idea in "AI Tools as a Portfolio: Showing, Not Telling"?

   1. case study
   2. portfolio
   3. Loom
   4. evidence

3. A learner studying AI Tools as a Portfolio: Showing, Not Telling would need to understand which concept?

   1. portfolio
   2. Loom
   3. case study
   4. evidence

4. Which of these is directly relevant to AI Tools as a Portfolio: Showing, Not Telling?

   1. portfolio
   2. case study
   3. evidence
   4. Loom

5. Which of the following is a key point about AI Tools as a Portfolio: Showing, Not Telling?

   1. The problem (1 paragraph, in your industry's language)
   2. The before state (time spent, frustrations, hard parts)
   3. What you built (the prompt, the workflow, the wiring)
   4. Screenshots — the real ones, not stock

6. Which of these does NOT belong in a discussion of AI Tools as a Portfolio: Showing, Not Telling?

   1. You'll be the only senior person in a junior team — they'll resent you, you'll r…
   2. The before state (time spent, frustrations, hard parts)
   3. The problem (1 paragraph, in your industry's language)
   4. What you built (the prompt, the workflow, the wiring)

7. What is the key insight about "The Loom move" in the context of AI Tools as a Portfolio: Showing, Not Telling?

   1. You'll be the only senior person in a junior team — they'll resent you, you'll r…
   2. Title it something honest like 'AI experiments — [your name]' rather than someth…
   3. Record a 5-minute Loom showing one tool you built and link it from your LinkedIn About section.
   4. runway

8. What is the key insight about "Don't fake it" in the context of AI Tools as a Portfolio: Showing, Not Telling?

   1. You'll be the only senior person in a junior team — they'll resent you, you'll r…
   2. Title it something honest like 'AI experiments — [your name]' rather than someth…
   3. runway
   4. If you didn't build a thing, don't make a case study about a thing.

9. Which statement accurately describes an aspect of AI Tools as a Portfolio: Showing, Not Telling?

   1. A 28-year-old applicant has a GitHub. A 50-year-old applicant has 'I led teams.' Same paper credentials, different evidence.
   2. You'll be the only senior person in a junior team — they'll resent you, you'll r…
   3. Title it something honest like 'AI experiments — [your name]' rather than someth…
   4. runway

10. What does working with AI Tools as a Portfolio: Showing, Not Telling typically involve?

    1. You'll be the only senior person in a junior team — they'll resent you, you'll r…
    2. The big idea: at 50, you don't get a degree benefit-of-the-doubt. You get a portfolio benefit-of-the-doubt. So have one.
    3. Title it something honest like 'AI experiments — [your name]' rather than someth…
    4. runway

11. Which best describes the scope of "AI Tools as a Portfolio: Showing, Not Telling"?

    1. It is unrelated to careers workflows
    2. It applies only to the opposite beginner tier
    3. It focuses on Mid-career pivoters lose interviews because they describe what they did instead of showing what they
    4. It was deprecated in 2024 and no longer relevant

12. Which section heading best belongs in a lesson about AI Tools as a Portfolio: Showing, Not Telling?

    1. You'll be the only senior person in a junior team — they'll resent you, you'll r…
    2. Title it something honest like 'AI experiments — [your name]' rather than someth…
    3. runway
    4. Three portfolio formats, ranked

13. Which section heading best belongs in a lesson about AI Tools as a Portfolio: Showing, Not Telling?

    1. What to put in the case study
    2. You'll be the only senior person in a junior team — they'll resent you, you'll r…
    3. Title it something honest like 'AI experiments — [your name]' rather than someth…
    4. runway

14. Which of the following is a concept covered in AI Tools as a Portfolio: Showing, Not Telling?

    1. case study
    2. portfolio
    3. Loom
    4. evidence

15. Which of the following is a concept covered in AI Tools as a Portfolio: Showing, Not Telling?

    1. portfolio
    2. Loom
    3. case study
    4. evidence