Putting WIP projects on my CV - is it ok?
Putting WIP projects on my CV - is it ok?
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Z064life

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1,926 posts

278 months

Thursday 25th October 2007
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As a freelancer, some sites I have designed but the hosting and implementation (which is the client's responsibility) has not been finalised, thus the design and files are sitting on my PC waiting to go on the web.

On my cv I have listed these projects and should I get asked about them I will tell the honest story (waiting to go live). I want to list them as all these projects use different technologies along with the common css, xhtml, etc.

Is it fine to say in a CV that I have done these projects but they are not yet live? When my portfolio goes live I will host these sites under the portfolio to show employers how these sites behave when live.

Thanks

rpguk

4,520 posts

314 months

Friday 26th October 2007
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Can you put them on your own webspace? (password protected if necessary)

If I got a CV saying that the applicant had done all this work but there was nothing to back it up then I'd disregard that part of the CV.

I'd also be wondering why all the listed work was work in progress. It would suggest a problem with actually nailing the project. Do you have any established sites in your portfolio that you could at least show in addition to those in progress?