How to make a personal website for your job search
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You don't need to code or spend a weekend. The fastest way to make a personal website for your job search is a pitch page: upload your résumé, let AI draft it, add your numbers and a 60-second video, pick a style, and publish a shareable link — minutes, not days.
What to put on it
- A clear headline (role + value)
- Your results in numbers
- A 60-second intro video
- An experience timeline
- Testimonials
- Your résumé/documents + a contact or booking link
The fast way (minutes, no code)
- Upload your résumé — AI reads it and builds the first draft.
- Add your metrics and a short video.
- Pick a style (light/dark, your color).
- Publish — you get one link to send everywhere.
(That's what PitchPage does — see what is a pitch page.)
The DIY way (longer)
Tools like Carrd or a general website builder let you build a one-pager from scratch — more control, but you design and write everything yourself with no job-search structure. (See PitchPage vs. Carrd.)
Tips that matter
Lead with results, keep it scannable, make the video genuine, and make sure it looks great on mobile — most recruiters open links on a phone.
What usually goes wrong with the DIY version
- The blank canvas. Design tools give you total freedom and no structure, and a job-search page has a structure that works.
- It never ships. A weekend project competing with an active job search usually loses.
- It reads as a portfolio, not a pitch. Portfolios show artifacts. A hiring manager wants results and a reason to call.
- No mobile pass. Most recruiters open links on a phone, and a desktop-first layout gives itself away in two seconds.
- No feedback. You send it and hear nothing, which is the exact problem you were trying to solve.
Check these before you send it
- Open it on your phone first. If you have to pinch to read anything, fix that before anything else.
- Read the first screen out loud. If it doesn't say what you do and what you're worth in the first two lines, rewrite it.
- Make sure every number on it is one you can defend in a room.
- Give it one clear next step. A booking link or an email, not four competing buttons.
- Send it to one friend and ask them what you do. If they get it wrong, the page is wrong.
What it costs, either way
Building on PitchPage is free, including trying every visual style against your own content. Publishing is $9 once for one page, or $39 for a five-page pack if you're tailoring per role. Credits never expire, and unused ones are refundable within 14 days.
The DIY route costs a domain plus whatever the builder charges annually, plus your weekend. Carrd, a common pick, runs $9, $19 or $49 per year depending on tier, with a free plan for up to three sites (checked August 2026). The money is rarely the deciding factor. The weekend is.
FAQ
- Do I need to know how to code?
- No — with a pitch-page tool, AI builds it from your résumé in minutes.
- What should the URL be?
- A clean link with your name; you send it in applications, email, and LinkedIn.
- How long does it take?
- Minutes with AI; a weekend if you build from scratch.
- How much does it cost?
- Free to build, $9 once to publish with PitchPage.
- Do I need my own domain?
- No. A published page comes with its own link you can send anywhere. A custom domain is a nice-to-have, not a prerequisite for applying.
- Should I put my address or phone number on it?
- No. You're handing this link to strangers. A contact email or a booking link is enough, and it's what the page is built around.
- What if I don't have impressive numbers?
- Use the real ones. A page that says exactly what you did, at the size you did it, reads better than vague superlatives. PitchPage won't let the AI round, estimate or invent a figure that isn't in the material you uploaded — deliberately, because you're the one who has to defend it.
Build your pitch page
Free to build, $9 to publish — upload your résumé and watch the page build itself.
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