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Lesson 12.33 of 7 in this module2 min read Module 12: AI Career Roadmap and Next Steps

Portfolio that gets clicks

A portfolio that recruiters do not click on is invisible. We design for the click.

A storefront window. The first three seconds win or lose the customer.

A high-click AI portfolio has:

  • A clean landing page (use your GeekHub profile or a simple personal site)
  • 3 to 5 deployed projects with live demos and 30-second loom videos
  • A short bio: "I build LLM apps. Recent: PDF chatbot, AI travel planner. Looking for [role]."
  • GitHub pinned repos with strong READMEs
  • One "anchor" post on LinkedIn or Twitter every week

A project README structure:

# Project name
> One-line value prop

[Live demo] [Loom video] [GitHub]

## What it does
2-3 sentences.

## How it works
A simple architecture diagram (image).

## Tech stack
Streamlit, OpenAI, ChromaDB, ...

## Lessons learned
3 honest bullets.

## What I would build next
2 bullets.

Visualize it

A "before / after" pair of README screenshots: a sparse one vs the structured one above.

Try it now

Pick your weakest README. Rewrite it with this template tonight.

Hands-on lab

Polish your top 3 READMEs. Pin them on GitHub. Update your profile bio.

Try it now

Why a Loom video matters even if your demo is live.

Common mistakes

  • One mega-project with no README
  • Pinning side experiments instead of finished projects
  • No live demo (just code)

Debugging tip

If your portfolio is not getting interviews, the problem is usually presentation, not skill. Polish first.

Challenge

Record a 60-second Loom for each of your 3 best projects. Embed in README.

Where this shows up

  • Job applications
  • Freelance pitches
  • Conference talk submissions

From the field

In 2026 recruiters scan portfolios in under 30 seconds. A polished 3 beats a sloppy 10.

Recap

Three deployed, READMEd, video-narrated projects. That is your portfolio.


Quick recall

3 prompts · think before you flip

Prompt 1 of 3

How many projects pinned?

Quiz time

1 question · tap an answer to check it

  1. 1. The single biggest portfolio improvement is

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