In regards to portfolio. Make sure to keep your custom works in it as opposed to adding your submissions from a course that taught you how to do something.
For example the common “Glazed Doughnut” scene is popular in beginner portfolios who watched tutorials from Andrew Price and The Melvin from CGCookie is another.
I have a small portfolio of works that are mainly mine outside of course content or that I am proud of after having completed certain course content (like the female cartoon character). I’m no professional but rather a hobbyist but I learned this lesson from a Live Stream by Grant Abbit as he reviewed peoples portfolios.
Hope that helps! I agree with Wayne. Get a good breadth and then go for depth if you like something in particular. Knowing the basics going into a whole workflow helps you understand the different aspects in a production pipeline.
