# The link on your resume, done right > A portfolio link for your resume and job applications: a case study page per project, an Open to work badge and a way to see which application got read. A recruiter gives your resume seconds. The link on it should prove what the bullets say: real projects, your part in each, and a quick way to reach you. ## Who clicks the link, and what they want Two different people open the link on a resume, usually days apart. - **The recruiter** screens. They want to confirm, quickly, that you have done the kind of work the role needs. A clear headline, recognizable project names and a stack they can match to the job description do most of the work. - **The hiring manager or interviewer** goes deeper. They open one project and look for your role, the decisions you made and whether the thing actually runs. A makerhandle page serves both. The main page is the quick scan: photo, one-line bio, projects with screenshots and tags. Each project opens its own case study page with the write-up, screenshots, your role, the timeline, the stack and links to the source and a live demo. ## Where the link goes on your resume Put it in the header, next to your email and phone, labeled plainly: "Portfolio" rather than "Website". Print the address as text, like makerhandle.com/yourname, not only as a hyperlink on a word. Some application tracking systems flatten a PDF to plain text, and a link hidden behind "click here" arrives with no destination. Skip link shorteners: they hide where a link goes, which makes careful readers less likely to click. Your own handle is short already, and on Pro your own domain, like yourname.dev, is shorter still. Then go one step further. Every project has its own page at makerhandle.com/yourname/project, so the bullet that says "built a scheduling app used by 300 students" can link straight to that project's page. ## Open to work, on your terms Switch on **Open to work** and a small badge appears by your name. Each project page ends with a short box and a button to contact you, which goes to your email or to a link you pick: a Cal.com page, LinkedIn or a form. It is a toggle, not a banner. Turn it off when you sign an offer, and your portfolio keeps working. ## See which application got read Add a tag to the link on each application, like `?utm_source=resume&utm_campaign=acme`, and analytics show which campaign brought a visit and which projects were opened. It is a gentle signal, not surveillance: there are no cookies and no stored IP addresses, so you see that a visit happened, not who made it. Build tagged links with the [UTM builder](https://makerhandle.com/tools/utm-builder). ## Honest about what is finished Statuses let you include work in progress without overselling it. **Building** on a current project shows momentum. **Discontinued** on an old one is fine; it shows you finished something and moved on. Interviewers ask about trade-offs and failures anyway, so a project page that says what you would do differently makes a good conversation starter. For the write-up itself, follow [how to write a project case study that gets you hired](https://makerhandle.com/blog/how-to-write-a-project-case-study). ## Free while you search Five projects, project pages and Open to work are free forever. Pro is **$20 a year** if you want your own domain, all seven templates and a year of stats. Developers should also read [makerhandle for developers](https://makerhandle.com/for/developers), and designers [makerhandle for designers](https://makerhandle.com/for/designers). ## Questions ### Do recruiters actually click portfolio links? Not always. Many screen the resume first and open links for candidates they are interested in, and interviewers are more likely to open one before a call. That is why the page should answer the important questions in seconds. ### Can I see if a recruiter opened my link? You can see visits, and which application link they came from if you tag each one. You cannot see who a visitor is. ### Should I list unfinished projects? Yes, marked Building, as long as there is something to see. It shows what you are working on now. ### Can I link my GitHub and LinkedIn? Yes. Your page can link GitHub, X, LinkedIn, YouTube, Instagram, a website and email. ### Is it free? Yes, for up to five projects, with project pages and the Open to work badge included. --- Source: https://makerhandle.com/for/job-seekers makerhandle: makerhandle is a link in bio for makers and founders: every project with its status and revenue verified from Stripe, Paddle and more.