How to build a portfolio that gets you hired

People hiring for Minecraft work look at three things: whether you have shipped something, whether it works, and whether other people were happy. Your portfolio should make all three easy to check.

Show shipped work

Finished and used beats clever and unfinished. A small plugin on a real server, a spawn build that players walked through, a resource pack people downloaded. Each one should have a name, what it does, what you did, and a link.

• Put your best two or three first.
• Say which parts you did yourself. "Lead developer" and "Contributor" are not the same, so say which.
• Add a number if you have one: downloads, players, how long it ran.
• Link the source, the download page or the world, where you can.

Add screenshots

A picture sells a build or a resource pack faster than any description. Add up to four screenshots to each project on your work history page. For plugins, show the menu, the output or the config. Not just a code listing.

Save time with an import

If your projects are on GitHub or Modrinth, import them instead of typing them in. You confirm the account is yours with a short code in its bio, then pick what to add.

List the servers you worked on

Server history shows you can work with a team and a live community. Add the name, your role, the dates, and the peak players if you know it. A network can list you on its team, and you choose whether to accept.

Write an honest about section

Say what you build, how you work with clients and what you are not good at. Be straight about AI tools: set the AI-use note on your profile truthfully. Networks can refuse AI-written code, and a false answer can get a profile flagged or removed.

Set up your services and availability

• Add a few services with starting prices.
• Keep your availability current. Out-of-date profiles get ignored.

Prepare for vetting

Vetting is a person reading the work you submit. You need at least two links to shipped work, and a statement saying what the reviewer should look at and which parts you wrote. Pick work you can show, that you wrote, and that you are proud of. If you want a second opinion first, ask for portfolio feedback. Vetted talent answer there.

Keep it fresh

When you finish a project, add it that week. Ask the network to mark the job complete and review it, since reviews are the strongest thing on a profile.