Resume QR code
generator
Add a QR code to your resume that links to your LinkedIn, portfolio, or full CV. Give hiring managers one scan to learn everything about you.
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Who uses resume QR codes
In a competitive job market, a QR code on your resume signals technical awareness and makes it easy for reviewers to dig deeper.
Students & new grads
Link your resume QR to your LinkedIn profile or student portfolio. Stand out in a stack of identical CVs.
Career changers
A QR code linking to a video introduction or detailed work history gives context that a one-page resume can't.
Designers & developers
Your portfolio does more selling than your resume. A QR code is the shortest path from paper to live work samples.
LinkedIn profiles
Link your resume QR directly to LinkedIn where recommendations, endorsements, and work samples live.
Extended PDF CV
Print a condensed 1-page resume with a QR code that opens the full multi-page PDF for interested reviewers.
Business card résumé
Print a business card with your name, title, and a QR code. Recruiters at job fairs scan and have everything instantly.
Add a QR code to your resume in 4 steps
Choose what to link
Decide what to link: LinkedIn profile URL, personal website, portfolio, or a Google Drive link to your PDF resume. The more specific the destination, the more useful the scan.
Generate the QR code
Open QR Maker, select "URL", paste your link, and a QR code generates instantly. Consider a dynamic QR so you can change the destination later.
Keep the design clean
For resumes, use a clean, monochrome QR code that doesn't distract from the content. Add a small label like "Portfolio" or "LinkedIn" below.
Add to your resume & print
Embed the downloaded PNG in your resume (top corner), export your resume as PDF, and you're ready. Test the scan from the printed version.
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Trusted by real users
“Added a portfolio QR to my resume. Two interviewers at my last round said they scanned it before the meeting. I got the offer. Correlation is not causation, but still.”
Priya N.
UX Designer, Hired at Figma · San Francisco, CA
“As a developer, I linked my GitHub via QR on my CV. The hiring manager said it was the fastest way they'd ever reviewed a candidate's actual code. Got three callbacks that week.”
Luca F.
Backend Engineer, Independent · Berlin, Germany
“Career fair networking changed for me when I put a QR on a small card linking to my LinkedIn. Employers scan and connect on the spot. Way better than hoping they remember my name.”
Amara O.
Recent Graduate, UCL · London, UK