How to add a portfolio link to your resume (and where to put it)

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A portfolio link is one of the highest-leverage lines on your resume. It is also the one people get wrong, either burying it in a project bullet or pointing it at a half-finished site. Here is where it goes and what it should open.

Put it in the header

Next to your email and your GitHub, at the top. A recruiter scans the header first. A link tucked into the third bullet of your second project gets missed.

Make it a clean URL

aksara.so/yourname reads better than a long Notion or Google Drive link, and it is easy to type if the PDF link breaks when someone prints it. Short and memorable wins.

Point it at something finished

A link to an empty or broken page is worse than no link at all. If it is not ready, leave it off until it is. If you are not sure what 'ready' looks like with no jobs yet, see building a portfolio with no experience.

Use the same link everywhere

Resume, LinkedIn, email signature, GitHub bio. One link, repeated everywhere, is how people remember where your work lives.