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How to List Projects on a Resume.

When to add projects to a resume, where to put them, what each project entry should include, and examples for students, developers and career changers.

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The short answer

Give each project a name, your role, the dates and one to three bullets on what you delivered, the tools you used and the result, plus a link if the work is public. Put personal, academic and freelance projects in their own "Projects" section, and projects you did for an employer inside that job's entry.

Updated September 30, 2026

When projects help

If your work history already proves everything the ad asks for, you can skip the section and save the space.

  • You're a student or graduate and your projects are your best evidence.
  • You're changing careers and the projects show the new skills.
  • You work in a field where output is visible: software, design, data, writing, research.
  • A project shows a skill the job asks for that your jobs don't.

Where to put them

  • Work projects: as bullets under the job where you did them.
  • Personal, academic and open-source projects: in a separate "Projects" section.
  • Little work experience: place Projects above Experience. Otherwise, below it.

What each project entry includes

  • A clear name, and a few words on what it is if the name doesn't say.
  • Your role, especially on a team project.
  • Dates, or at least the year.
  • What you built or delivered, and the tools or methods you used.
  • The result: users, a grade, time saved, money raised.
  • A link to the live work, the repository or the portfolio page.
Project entry
Before

Budget app (personal project)

After

Pocketwise, a personal budgeting app · 2025 · github.com/you/pocketwise • Built with React and Firebase; imports bank CSV files and sorts spending by category • 140 monthly users after a launch on two student forums

Be clear about your part in team projects

Say how big the team was and what you personally did. "Team of 4; I designed the database and wrote the API" is more useful, and more believable, than claiming the whole project.

Choose two to four

Pick the projects closest to the job you're applying for and swap them per application. A long list of half-finished projects weakens the good ones. Finished work with a result always comes first.

Checklist

  • Each project has a name, your role and a date
  • Bullets say what you delivered and with which tools
  • At least one result or number per project
  • Links work and open without a login
  • Two to four projects, chosen for this job
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Should I put projects on my resume?

Yes, if they show skills the job needs that your work history doesn't, or if you have little work history.

Do school projects count?

Yes, early in your career. Choose the ones with a real output and say what you did and what came of it.

How many projects should I list?

Two to four. Enough to show range, few enough that each one gets a proper description.

Should I include a link?

Yes, when the work is public. Use a short, readable URL and check that it opens without signing in.

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