FAQ

Yalla Khotwa is a non-profit student community in Palestine that helps university students build a free professional portfolio with a permanent link. The profile brings together projects, training, courses and skills, becoming the proof behind what the CV says.

A CV is a one or two page summary that states what was done, while a portfolio shows the work itself: the role, duration, result and a link to the project. Each complements the other, and the portfolio link usually goes at the top of the CV.

No. Yalla Khotwa complements LinkedIn rather than competing with it. LinkedIn is a professional network; Yalla Khotwa is an organised space to show work in detail, and each can link to the other.

No. Yalla Khotwa does not post jobs or act as an intermediary for employment or freelance work. Its role is to give every member a well-organised link to attach to any application.

Yes. Joining Yalla Khotwa is completely free: setup, review, publishing and hosting. There are no ads on the website, and data is never sold.

Yalla Khotwa currently accepts business school students in Palestine, from any year of study, and graduates too. The scope is expanding gradually to other faculties and universities.

No previous experience is required. Course projects, summaries, courses and skills are enough to start, and the profile is updated with every new experience.

A student portfolio is a single page with a permanent link that shows the student’s actual work: projects, training, courses, skills and languages, with the role and result of each experience. Students attach it to their CV and to internship and scholarship applications, so decision makers see evidence, not claims.

On Yalla Khotwa you fill in one form of about 10 minutes. The team reviews and edits the content within 3 to 5 working days, then the portfolio is published with a permanent link and a QR code. It is completely free and needs no previous experience: course projects and online courses are enough to start.

Yalla Khotwa is a non-profit platform in Palestine that gives university students a free portfolio in Arabic and English. Each portfolio is reviewed before it is published, its owner chooses what is shown, and they can hide it or download their data at any time.

A short summary of your professional interests, course projects with your role and their results, practical training, courses and certificates such as Google and HubSpot certifications, skills and tools such as Excel and marketing tools, languages, volunteering, and your LinkedIn link.

Yes. A portfolio link in your CV or cover letter adds evidence for what you claim: real projects, your role in them and your courses. Yalla Khotwa also offers a PDF version and a QR code to share it easily.

The Yalla Khotwa team usually reviews an application within 3 to 5 working days. An email arrives when the profile is published, or if the application needs clarification.

A profile is edited from “My account” on Yalla Khotwa, and the edit appears after review. Hiding sections takes effect immediately, without review.

Anyone with the link can see the profile, as can Yalla Khotwa members. The whole profile, or any section of it, can be hidden at any time from “Privacy” in the account.

A profile does not appear on Google until “Appear on Google” is switched on under Privacy in the account, and a complete profile is preferred. After that, Google alone decides when the profile appears and in what position.

No. Email addresses and phone numbers never appear on any Yalla Khotwa profile. Anyone who wants the CV requests it, and the profile owner decides.

Yes. A full copy of the data can be downloaded at any time from “My account”. The content belongs to its owner, and stays that way even after leaving Yalla Khotwa.

A profile and all its data are deleted on request at info@yallakhotwa.com, within 7 days of the request. For temporary hiding instead of deletion: “Privacy” in the account.

The Yalla Khotwa review committee awards badges manually, according to criteria published on the badges page. They are never automatic, and cannot be requested.

Learning circles are small groups of members who learn a skill together, or take on a challenge lasting a week or a month. Members join them from their accounts.

Volunteering with the team opens in rounds and is announced on the website. Interest can be registered in advance at info@yallakhotwa.com, and no previous experience is required.