When you apply for your first tech role, your portfolio often speaks louder than your CV. A few well-presented projects show employers that you can build real things, learn independently and finish what you start.
Quality beats quantity
Three solid projects are better than fifteen half-finished tutorials. Aim for projects that solve a real problem, are deployed so anyone can try them, and have code you can explain confidently in an interview.
Ideas that work well
- Something useful for a real person: a booking page for a local business, or a tracker for a community group.
- An app that uses a public API: weather, exchange rates, books or football fixtures.
- A full-stack project with sign-in and a database, which shows you understand how the pieces fit.
- A team project, which shows you can collaborate with Git and code reviews.
Present each project properly
- A clear README: the problem, the features, the tech used and how to run it.
- A live link and a screenshot or short demo video.
- A short note on what you would improve next, which shows maturity.
Tie it together
Link your portfolio, GitHub and LinkedIn to each other, and keep them consistent with your CV. Practise explaining one project in two minutes: the problem, your decisions, and what you learned.
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