If the U.S. Government Asked for Proof of Your Work, What Would You Show?

If you're thinking about a green card, here's a question worth asking yourself: If the U.S. government asked for proof of the work you've done, what would you show?

Many professionals have done great work, but the evidence is often scattered across different places. Some records are in GitHub. Others are in Jira, dashboards, design documents, release notes, emails, or internal systems. Because of that, it's easy to forget just how much proof you already have.

You may be thinking, "I have done a lot of work, but where do I even start looking for the evidence?"

A good place to start is by looking at one project at a time. Instead of trying to remember every project you've worked on, choose one and think about the work you did and the result it produced.

Ask yourself: What problem did this project solve? What was my role? What changed because of my work? What evidence can support it? And where can I find that evidence?

Once you start asking these questions, you may remember documents and records you had forgotten about. But what exactly should you be looking for?

The evidence can look different depending on your work. It could be architecture diagrams, pull requests, product documents, performance reports, customer feedback, launch announcements, patents, research papers, or even a manager's confirmation.

These records can help show what you worked on, what your role was, and what changed because of your contribution. But finding a lot of documents doesn't mean you need to keep all of them.

So, if you can find so much evidence, do you really need to collect everything?

Not necessarily. The goal isn't to collect every document you can find. The goal is to know what supports your work and keep it organized before you need it.

When your evidence is spread across different systems, finding the right documents later can be difficult. Organizing your evidence early can help you keep track of what you have and understand which records best support your work.

But keeping track of everything across different places can still be a lot of work. So, how can you make this easier?

BaseLeaf helps technical professionals organize project evidence into a clearer starting point. Instead of leaving your work and supporting documents scattered across GitHub, Jira, emails, and other systems, you can begin organizing the evidence that supports your professional achievements.

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