You don't need a fancy personal website to get hired. Your GitHub is your portfolio, and it's the one most interviewers will actually check.
Why GitHub matters
When you apply, hiring managers and interviewers will look at your GitHub to assess what you actually know — not what you say you know. A profile with real, finished, well-explained projects does more for you than any list of completed courses.
So treat it like the portfolio it is:
- Showcase your todo project. Both versions if you like, but especially the modern-stack rebuild.
- Write a clear README for each project: what it is, the stack, how to run it, and a link to the live version if it's deployed.
- Keep your activity visible. Consistent commits over time signal that you actually do this, not that you crammed once.
But a solo project isn't enough on its own
Here's the hard truth, and it's the reason the next chapter exists:
A solo-made project isn't good enough to convince hiring managers that you're any better than everyone else applying for the job.
Everyone applying has a todo app or a weather app. To stand out, you need something that differentiates you. The best thing you can do is get involved in a real, production application — one with the complexities of an actual enterprise project that mirrors what your future company has: a real team, real code review, real users, real scale.
That's exactly what we'll do next.
Do this now
Polish your GitHub profile. Pin your todo project, write it a proper README with a live link, and make sure someone landing on your profile cold can understand what you've built in 30 seconds. Then get ready to join a real project.