Best Personal Websites: 19 Examples to Blow Your Mind
By sbernazzani@hubspot.com (Sophia Bernazzani)
Here’s the thing about resumes and cover letters: No matter how unique you try to make your own, for the most part, they tend to read dry. And there’s a good reason for it: It’s supposed to be a single, no-frills page that documents your work experience. And while being concise is good, there’s very little opportunity to convey your uniqueness, or for your personality to shine through at all for that matter.
While a resume is a sole, largely unchanging document, a personal website can be customized and updated according to what you’re working on, or what you want to emphasize. It’s both fluid and current.
Did you know 80% of businesses say a personal website is important when evaluating job candidates? Recruiters are looking you up online, and a personal website that tells the story you want to tell can make all the difference between you and a competing candidate.
If you’re thinking about creating a personal website of your very own, check out the examples below that hit the nail on the head. Inspired by a particular type of website? Click one of the following links to jump to that section of this article:
Best Personal Websites
- Gary Sheng
- Brandon Johnson
- Quinton Harris
- Sean Halpin
- Tony D’Orio
- Verena Michelitsch
- Gari Cruze
- Melanie Daveid
- The Beast Is Back
- Daniel Grindrod
- The Everywhereist
- Side Hustle Nation
- fifty coffees
- Minimalist Baker
- Mr. Money Mustache
- Albino Tonnina
- Robby Leonardi
- Samuel Reed
- Devon Stank
Personal Resume Websites
Whether you create a single-page site or a larger portfolio, the web resume serves as a more personalized option for sharing information and demonstrating your technological skills — and it can be used by all types of job seekers.
Even if you have very little work experience, you can leverage a website to build a better picture of your capabilities and yourself as a candidate, while leaning on your traditional resume to provide the basic background information.
1. Gary Sheng
Unlike a standard resume document, Sheng’s website makes it easy for him to include logos and clickable links that allow his software engineering and web development skills to shine.
We love that visitors can choose to scroll down his page to view all of the website’s categories (“About Me,” “My Passion,” etc.), or jump to a specific page using the top navigation.
The “My System” section reads like a company mission statement, and this personal touch helps humanize his work and make him more memorable.
2. Brandon …read more
Source:: HubSpot Blog
