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How to Build a GitHub Portfolio That Gets Shortlisted

Recruiters skim README files in under a minute. Make yours answer: what it does, how to run it, and what you personally built.

Written by TechZex Career Coach
March 8, 2026
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Recruiters skim README files in under a minute. Make yours answer: what it does, how to run it, and what you personally built.

Pin three repos max: one full-stack or backend API, one frontend or mobile, one experimentation or open-source contribution.

Use consistent naming, MIT or Apache license if public, and screenshots in the README.

Link your portfolio site or deployed demo at the top—reduce friction for the person reviewing fifty profiles that afternoon.

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