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Purpose and benefits

The term ‘work portfolio’ was coined by Charles Handy in his book "The Age of Unreason" . ‘Portfolio’ means of a collection of items contained in one place, and used in relation to the new approach to working, it means that an individual—rather than having a linear career—has a collection of careers or occupations, linked by a golden thread of transferable competence.

Portfolio working has advantages all round. Employers are able to reduce their overhead costs for full-time employees and still retain a flexible resource pool of talent; individuals are able to seek employment from more than one source, develop a wide range of transferable skills, and assume a greater responsibility for managing their work/life balance.