PSU Sites allows students, faculty and staff of Penn State to design personal websites and blogs sites through a WordPress platform. Using this free resource, you can create your own portfolio website to share when applying to jobs in computer science. Included are a huge selection of themes, widgets, and more to choose from to fully customize your portfolio into what you want.
Having a portfolio website instantly makes you stand out when you are looking for jobs in the computer science field. In your portfolio, you’ll want to have an “about me” section, a place to showcase your projects, a resume page, and more. Make sure to add links to the public profile’s you’ve created, like your LinkedIn, GitHub, and LeetCode profiles for easy access for recruiters. You can follow this guide on how to build a portfolio in PSU Sites. Once you have your portfolio website, keep it updated throughout the future of your career with recent projects you have worked on.
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- In you project showcase page, make sure to include links to your corresponding GitHub repositories!