What a résumé QR code does
A QR code on a printed résumé or CV takes the reader from paper to your best work in one scan: your portfolio, your code, your designs, your published articles. It saves typing a long link at an interview or careers fair, where printed résumés still change hands.
Designers link to their portfolio, developers to GitHub, writers to published work, and almost everyone can use LinkedIn.
How to make a résumé QR code
- Pick one link. Your portfolio, GitHub, showreel or LinkedIn profile.
- Paste it into Website address.
- Choose static or dynamic. Dynamic lets you change the link later, and shows whether anyone scanned.
- Keep the design simple. Black or one dark colour on white, no frame or a small one such as “Portfolio”.
- Download a PNG and place it. Put it in the header next to your contact details, or in a corner of the last page, about 2 cm wide.
Tips for résumés and CVs
- Write the link out too. Software that screens applications reads text only, and some readers prefer to click.
- Label it. A word under the code, such as “Portfolio” or “GitHub”, tells people why to scan.
- Check the page on a phone. Whatever you link to will be opened on a phone first.
- Keep the margin. Leave clear white space around the code; don’t let text or lines touch it.
Static or dynamic?
Either works
A static code is fine for a link that won’t change. Choose dynamic if you might move your portfolio, or want to see whether anyone scanned after an application or a careers fair. Both are free and never expire.