Pin your strongest work, not your most recent work
GitHub lets you pin six repositories to the top of your profile. Use that space deliberately. Pin the projects that best demonstrate range and depth, not whatever you happened to push most recently.
A pinned repo with no README and a single vague commit message sends a worse signal than having no pinned repos at all.
Write READMEs like you are explaining the project to a stranger
Every strong repository needs a README that explains what the project does, why you built it, what stack you used, and what was technically interesting about building it.
Include a short setup guide and, where possible, a link to a live demo or screenshots. Recruiters rarely clone and run code locally, so the README often is the demo.
- One paragraph: what the project does and who it is for.
- One paragraph: a technical decision you are proud of, and why.
- Screenshots or a short demo link near the top.
Commit history matters more than you think
A history of small, frequent, well-described commits looks far more credible than a single giant commit titled 'final version.' It shows how you actually work, not just the end result.
Avoid uploading entire projects in one commit. Build the habit of committing in logical, well-scoped chunks even on personal projects.
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