How to optimize your GitHub for job interviews

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Post by danielgh7 » Mon, Oct 25, 2021, 9:35 PM UTC

How to optimize your GitHub for job interviews
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Re: How to optimize your GitHub for job interviews

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Post by anitil » Tue, Oct 26, 2021, 3:01 AM UTC

Perhaps this is an American thing. I've never had someone look at or care about my (inactive) github account. It's not even on my resume, though if it was active I might put it on there.

Or, maybe I'm just doing it wrong.

Re: How to optimize your GitHub for job interviews

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Post by gwill » Tue, Oct 26, 2021, 3:13 AM UTC

anitil wrote: post #2

Perhaps this is an American thing. I've never had someone look at or care about my (inactive) github account. It's not even on my resume, though if it was active I might put it on there. Or, maybe I'm just doing it wrong.

I'm an american, and have never shared mine either. I only know a handful of other devs that share theirs, but for the most part I like to work for employers that don't care what I do in my free time as long as I deliver good code.

Re: How to optimize your GitHub for job interviews

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Post by searealist » Tue, Oct 26, 2021, 3:35 AM UTC

anitil wrote: post #2

Perhaps this is an American thing. I've never had someone look at or care about my (inactive) github account. It's not even on my resume, though if it was active I might put it on there. Or, maybe I'm just doing it wrong.

Nobody cares about your github for job interviews.

Re: How to optimize your GitHub for job interviews

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Post by [deleted] » Tue, Oct 26, 2021, 3:39 AM UTC

searealist wrote: post #4

anitil wrote: post #2

Perhaps this is an American thing. I've never had someone look at or care about my (inactive) github account. It's not even on my resume, though if it was active I might put it on there. Or, maybe I'm just doing it wrong.

Nobody cares about your github for job interviews.

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Re: How to optimize your GitHub for job interviews

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Post by HWR_14 » Tue, Oct 26, 2021, 5:14 AM UTC

The only people I've even heard of looking at GitHub for job interviews was to judge new graduates. And that was only because it would have the only non-course work they could judge.

Re: How to optimize your GitHub for job interviews

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Post by 8589934591 » Tue, Oct 26, 2021, 5:27 AM UTC

Github is the most useless metric to get interviews. Would rather just reach out for referrals. I don't think Github would apply for experienced professionals unless they contributed something significant to open source.

Re: How to optimize your GitHub for job interviews

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Post by HanaShiratori » Tue, Oct 26, 2021, 5:46 AM UTC

It certainly is not a main criteria when hiring people but I always check the GitHub / Gitlab / etc. profile if applicants include it in their resume. Usually it gives a good indication about how the person is organized and how they communicate problems, especially if there are some recent projects.

Re: How to optimize your GitHub for job interviews

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Post by LukeShu » Tue, Oct 26, 2021, 5:54 AM UTC

HWR_14 wrote: post #6

The only people I've even heard of looking at GitHub for job interviews was to judge new graduates. And that was only because it would have the only non-course work they could judge.

I don't ask for it or go looking for it, but if you found it important enough to put it on your resume, I'll look at it. If you link your GitHub, I'll poke around your repos. If you link your blog, I'll read a few posts.

Re: How to optimize your GitHub for job interviews

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Post by parski » Tue, Oct 26, 2021, 7:02 AM UTC

My GitHub was full of activity when I worked at a place where we used GitHub. Since then it's been pretty dead, and that's okay because noone gives a shit.