Use a consistent project format
For each selected project, include a clear name, date or timeframe, a short description and two or three focused bullet points. Add a repository, demo or portfolio link when it is available, relevant and safe to share.
Explain your contribution
- Goal: what problem did the project address?
- Your role: what did you personally design, build, test, write or organize?
- Tools: which technologies, methods or equipment did you use?
- Outcome: what was completed, tested, demonstrated or improved?
Example project description
Keep the example truthful. If a project was completed as part of a team, distinguish your own contribution from the work completed by other team members.
Designed and built a [project type] to [purpose]. Implemented [your specific feature or task] using [tools or technologies], then tested [important behavior] and documented the results. Tools: [tool 1], [tool 2], [tool 3].
Select projects for the role
You do not need to include every project you have ever started. Choose work that demonstrates the skills requested in the job description. A software role may call for a deployed application or code repository, while an electronics role may benefit from a circuit design, prototype, test process or technical report.