08 Project 1: Professional Materials

Now that you've had some practice with APIs and have a project to share, you'll be updating your portfolio page and other materials to build toward being employer-competitive.

If you are opting out of career services, this is still a required assignment. Part of being a web developer means being a part of a community. Having a place to share your projects is necessary if you're applying for jobs, but it's also critical on your journey as a developer.

Homework Requirements

• Updated portfolio featuring Project 1 and two exemplary homework assignments.

• Updated GitHub profile with pinned repositories featuring Project 1 and two exemplary assignments.

• Updated resume

• Updated LinkedIn profile

Grading

Requirement	Weight
Portfolio	40%
GitHub Profile	40%
Resume	10%
LinkedIn Profile	10%

Instructions

1. Updated Portfolio

2. Updated GitHub Profile

3. Updated Resume

4. Updated LinkedIn

Updated Portfolio

💁 Need help updating your Portfolio? Check out the career services milestone resources for online presence.

Your updated portfolio should:

1. Display your contact information. If you don't want to share your personal email or phone number, use a separate email that you will only use for coding, also known as a developer email, and/or a call forwarding service, such as Google Voice.

2. Have links to your GitHub profile and LinkedIn profile

3. Have a link to a downloadable PDF of your resume

4. Display at least 2 examples of student work from either deployed projects or homeworks. For each project, make sure you have the following:

   • Project title

   • Link to the deployed version

   • Link to the GitHub repository

   • Screenshot of the deployed application

5. Have a polished, mobile-responsive user interface.

Design

Unfortunately, this is where it gets a little bit subjective. Your site should look "polished." Here are a few guidelines on what that means:

• Mobile-first design

• Choose a color palette for your site so it doesn't just look like the default bootstrap theme or an unstyled HTML site.

• Make sure the font size is large enough to read, and that the colors don't cause eye strain.

Updated GitHub Profile

Employers (and potential collaborators) will look at your GitHub profile, so put your best face forward.

Your GitHub profile must contain at least the following items:

1. Profile picture or avatar

• A photo or an avatar other than the default Github identicon. (a semi-professional to professional photo or an avatar photo are preferred)

2. Biography

3. Email address. If you don't want to share your personal email or phone number, use a developer email.

4. Link to your deployed portfolio

5. At least 2 pinned repositories:

   • Navigate to GitHub and go to your profile.

   • Click "Customize your pins"

   • Click the checkboxes for your project and 2-3 homework assignments that you would like to share

6. Follow a few of your classmates and/or other developers. They are the beginning of your professional network and being a developer is as much about being a part of the community as it is writing code.

7. README files. Every pinned project should contain a README file with:

   • Title of app

   • Live link to deployed app

   • List of technologies used

   • 1-2 sentences explaining what the app is

   • 2-3 Screenshots / gifs of the app

   • License (usually MIT)

   • Contact information for you and any collaborators

8. Commit history. Every pinned repository should have at least 20 commits.

Updated Resume

💁 Need help building a resume? Check out the career services milestone resources.

Submit a clear, concise, and compelling resume, tailored to the type of job you’re looking for.

Your resume should include:

• a heading with your name, phone number, professional email address, links to LinkedIn, portfolio and GitHub. If you don't want to share your personal email or phone number, use a separate email that you will only use for coding, also known as a developer email, and/or a call forwarding service, such as Google Voice.

• a technical skills section, with all programming languages and technologies listed

• 3 of your strongest projects/homework assignments with brief description, languages used, and URL

Updated LinkedIn

💁 Need help updating your LinkedIn? Check out the career services milestone resources for online presence.

Update your LinkedIn Profile with a strong bio statement, a professional photo, and links to your Github and portfolio.

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