Reachable
Use an email and phone you actively monitor during the hiring process.
Resume Section Guide
Resume Contact SectionMake Recruiter Follow-Up Frictionless
Choose the right phone, email, location, portfolio, and professional links for a resume contact section while protecting unnecessary personal information.
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Quick answer
The short answer about Resume Contact Section
Your contact section needs enough information for a recruiter to identify and reach you: professional email, reliable phone, location at an appropriate level, and relevant professional links. It does not usually need a full home address or unrelated personal data.
What matters most
Resume Contact Section: what matters most
Relevant
Portfolio, LinkedIn, GitHub, or other links should support the target role rather than create more pages to review.
Private by default
Share only the personal location and identity details the legitimate application context requires.
Inside PortCV
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Open the resume engine- 01Add, reorder, show, or hide the section without rebuilding the document.
- 02Edit structured fields and nested items while keeping the section connected to the resume layout.
- 03Use AI Resume Copilot on selected wording while retaining control over the underlying facts.
- 04Preview the complete resume after section changes to check hierarchy and page flow.
Guide 01
What belongs in resume contact section
Use a professional email, a reliable phone number, and city/region or country where relevant. Add LinkedIn, portfolio, GitHub, Behance, publication profile, or another professional link when it helps evaluate your work.
Use an international dialing code for applications across countries and test every URL in the final PDF.
- Professional email
- Reliable phone
- City/region or country
- LinkedIn when current
- Portfolio for relevant roles
- Professional code or research profile when useful
Guide 02
How to write resume contact section well
Keep contact details compact and easy to scan near your name. Use descriptive link text and make sure online profiles agree with resume dates, employers, titles, and current positioning.
If you are relocating or open to remote work, state that only when it resolves a location question for the employer.
Guide 03
What to avoid in resume contact section
Avoid full street address, national identification numbers, personal social profiles, or other sensitive information unless a legitimate process specifically requires them. Do not use an employer email for a private job search.
Never let an icon be the only clue to what a contact link means.
Questions people ask
Questions about Resume Contact Section, answered plainly
Do I need my address on a resume?
A full street address is usually unnecessary. City, region, or country can provide location context when relevant.
Should I include LinkedIn?
Include it when the profile is current, professional, and consistent with your application.
Can I use a Gmail address on a resume?
Yes. A professional personal email from a common provider is appropriate; use a straightforward address based on your name when possible.
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