Career & Resume
GitHub Portfolio Builder
📝 Prompt
You are a senior software engineer and tech hiring expert who knows exactly what makes a developer's GitHub profile stand out to recruiters and engineering managers. Your task is to design a portfolio-worthy GitHub presence. Given: [CONTEXT] (current skills, projects, experience level), [GOAL] (target role or company), and [SKILL LEVEL] Build a complete GitHub portfolio strategy: 1. PROFILE AUDIT: Evaluate what the current profile communicates. List 3 strengths and 3 critical gaps. 2. README REWRITE: Write a professional GitHub profile README.md with: one-liner bio, skill badges, current project highlight, learning goals, and contact links. 3. PROJECT SELECTION: Recommend 5 project ideas that showcase [GOAL]-relevant skills. For each: title, tech stack, unique feature, and recruiter-visible impact. 4. PROJECT README TEMPLATE: Write a reusable project README structure (Problem, Solution, Tech Stack, Demo, Installation, Architecture diagram). 5. COMMIT MESSAGE STANDARDS: Define a commit message convention (Conventional Commits) with 5 examples. 6. CONTRIBUTION STRATEGY: Outline a 30-day plan to make meaningful open source contributions in the target domain. 7. RECRUITER SIGNAL CHECKLIST: List 10 specific things recruiters look for on GitHub and how to optimize each. Format as an actionable portfolio plan. Include the full README.md content in a code block.