What portfolio or LinkedIn URL should you give?
A portfolio or LinkedIn field asks for a page that opens and that matches the person on the resume. Someone will click it. A broken link, a private page, or work you did not do is worse than an empty field.
What the employer is checking
They are checking that you are the person on the page, that the work is yours, and that titles and dates do not fight the resume. For some roles the portfolio is the evidence. For others the profile is only a public history. They are not asking you to build a new identity for the form.
How to answer honestly
Paste a link you have opened yourself, including what a stranger sees. The name should match. The jobs should match the resume. Remove work you did not do, even if a template put it there. A thin profile is fine when it is accurate. Leave the field blank when the form allows and the page would confuse things. Do not send a classmate's portfolio, a company page you merely worked at, or a social account that is not about the work.
A short example
These are shapes, not answers from a real applicant. Use the stronger one only where every detail is true for you.
Good. The link is my own profile. It uses the same name and the same recent roles as this resume. The samples are work I did, and I can walk through each one.
Bad. I am sending a profile I have not updated, plus a shared class page where most of the pieces are not mine, because the link looks stronger than the resume.
Pitfalls
- A link that asks the reader to log in, or that does not open.
- A headline that is the job you want, while the resume shows a different history.
- Samples you are not allowed to publish, or that belong to someone else.
How ApplyASAP answers it
ApplyASAP uses the LinkedIn, portfolio, or site you already gave. It does not invent a profile to fill the field, and it never invents experience on that page or on the resume to force them to match. If they disagree, fix the page against the resume you uploaded.
ApplyASAP drafts answers from your real resume and never invents experience. It does not change your employers, dates, degrees, or titles, and it does not invent a number, a certification, or a person you managed.
Guides that support this answer
Resume tips are where the longer proof for this answer lives. The roles below are close to that proof. Reading a posting, tailoring, and follow-up live in the job search guides.
Questions
- What if I have no portfolio?
- Leave the field blank when it is optional. Do not build a page of imagined projects. A role that truly requires samples is one to approach when you have work you can defend.
- Does a code host belong in this box?
- If the form says portfolio or website and your work is there, yes, when the account is yours. If there is a separate field, use that. Do not offer an account you barely use in place of the samples the posting described.