CV QR Code
Make a QR code for your resume: a link to your portfolio or profile, or a contact card that saves your details when someone scans it.
Your details stay on your device: nothing is uploaded or saved.
Let a printed resume link to more
A printed resume can’t hold a portfolio, a project video or your full work history, but a small QR code in the corner can point to them. Or it can carry your contact details, so a recruiter at a career fair can save you to their phone with one scan instead of typing your email from paper. This tool makes either kind of code, sized and styled for printing on a resume.
How to make your code
- Choose what the code holds: a link, or your contact card.
- Type the link, or your name and the details you want to share. Leave out anything you don’t want on paper.
- Check the preview, then download it as PNG for Word or Google Docs, or as SVG for design apps, where it stays sharp at any size.
- Scan the printed or on-screen code with your own phone before sending your resume.
What to link to
- A portfolio or a page of your work: the strongest choice for design, writing, engineering and trades with photos of finished jobs.
- Your LinkedIn profile: useful when it says more than the resume, such as recommendations and a full history.
- An online copy of your resume in case the printed one gets passed along without your contact details.
Whatever you link to, open it on a phone first: it should load quickly and look right on a small screen.
Placing it on your resume
- Size: at least 2 cm (0.8 inch) across, and a bit more for a contact card. Smaller codes may not scan from paper.
- Where: a top corner, beside your contact details, works well; it shouldn’t push out your experience.
- Label it: a few words such as “Portfolio” or “Save my details” tell people why to scan it.
- Keep the white margin: the quiet border around the code helps phones find it. Don’t crop it off.
Good to know
- Codes are black on white, the most reliable pairing for printers and phone cameras.
- Hiring software reading a digital resume can’t follow a QR code. Keep your important links written out as text too.
- For other uses, such as a menu or a poster, the general QR Code Generator takes any text.
Frequently asked questions
Link or contact card: which should I use?
A link suits a portfolio, an online resume or your LinkedIn profile: scanning opens the page. A contact card suits a printed resume handed over at a fair or interview: scanning offers to save your name, number and email as a new contact.
How big should the code be on my resume?
At least 2 cm (about 0.8 inch) across when printed, with a little white space around it. A contact card holds more, so its code is denser; print it a bit larger, around 2.5 cm.
Does the code stop working?
No. The link or the contact details are written into the code itself, with no tracking service in between, so it works for as long as the link does.
Are my details sent anywhere?
No. The code is drawn in this page, on your device; nothing is uploaded or saved. Remember that anyone who scans a printed code sees what’s in it.