How to Add Projects to a Resume

Projects are especially useful when you have limited formal work experience or when a project demonstrates skills your jobs did not use. A project entry should tell the reader what the project does and what you personally contributed. A name and a technology list alone give too little context.

What to do

Choose projects related to the target role, including coursework or community work when appropriate. Prioritize completed, reviewable work over a long list of unfinished ideas.
Describe the problem, your implementation, and the most relevant result or technical decision. State whether you worked independently or with a team.
Add a repository, live demo, or case study only if it is accessible and does not expose private data. Check that the link still works and that the project is presentable.

Example

“Built an expense tracker with category filters and CSV export; implemented the API and input validation in Node.js; repository: …” offers more evidence than “Expense Tracker — Node.js.”

Two well-explained projects usually communicate more than many project names without context.