Portfolio links a recruiter will actually open

Employer forms often ask for a link. If that link asks the reviewer to sign up, download a huge file, or hunt through a profile, they will not.

Make the click obvious

• Use a link that opens in a browser without a login.
• Put the relevant sample first, titled with the skill the listing asked for.
• Check the link on your phone before you paste it. Broken links are common and fatal.

Designers can show three finished pieces. Engineers can show one readable project and a short note on what they owned. Writers can paste one sample in the form if the link is likely to be blocked. Operators and analysts can attach a redacted chart and explain the decision it supported.

Update the link when you update the CV. An old sample from a different career is a reason to doubt the rest of the application.