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Should You Include Links In Your Resume? Yes, Here’s How.

February 26, 2025
Edited by
Camille Trent
12
min read

3 key takeaways

  • Adding links to your resume can provide more context around your professional experience.
  • Resume links can include your LinkedIn profile, career portfolio, and more.
  • Teal’s AI Resume Builder adds URLs to the right spot in your resume.

When you’re on the job search, you want to provide any materials that support your candidacy for the role. A professional resume and cover letter are standard, but adding links in your resume can showcase more of your skills and abilities and can complement your other materials. Whether you should include links in resumes is sometimes hotly debated and it depends on the situation and the type of URL.

In this article, you’ll learn:

  • The importance of resume links
  • Whether you should include links in your resume
  • Which social media links (if any) to include in your resume
  • How to include links in your resume using various tools
  • The best place to put links in your resume

Want to highlight your work with clickable links? Use Teal's AI resume maker to add and manage them on your resume—easily.

Frequently Asked Questions

How can I ensure that the links on my resume remain active and accessible to employers?

What types of links are appropriate to include on a professional resume?

How can I tastefully integrate links into my resume without cluttering it?

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Melanie Lockert

Melanie Lockert

Melanie Lockert is the founder of the blog and author of the book, Dear Debt. Through her blog, she chronicled her journey out of $81,000 in student loan debt. Her work has appeared on Business Insider, VICE, Allure, and more.

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