GitHub Is Your Resume Now (2012)
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GitHub Is Your Resume Now (2012)
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Re: GitHub Is Your Resume Now (2012)
#2So because github is now our cv's we should stop using it as the dev tool that it is?
Re: GitHub Is Your Resume Now (2012)
#3No, it is not my CV. I share and star everything I find interesting. I push any code I want without worrying if it is cool or not. I am a programmer, not a pop star.
Re: GitHub Is Your Resume Now (2012)
#4No, it is not my CV. I share and star everything I find interesting. I push any code I want without worrying if it is cool or not. I am a programmer, not a pop star.
Re: GitHub Is Your Resume Now (2012)
#5I read this as a satire, and laughed thoroughly.
I do agree that GitHub provides a good look into a coder's abilities, though, and many companies agree. It's disappointing that, 2 years after this article came out, you still can't select which repos you want to display on your profile.
Re: GitHub Is Your Resume Now (2012)
#6Wow, so much bad advice in one blog post.
"Missing or unclear descriptions"
I'll add a description to my github repos now: "Don't take it as my resume"
Re: GitHub Is Your Resume Now (2012)
#7That's silly. I don't even have a GitHub account.
All my professional life ( 20+) I've been writing code or building solutions for private companies, all the cool stuff I programmed lies in a private repository.
And for the reference, I am always sending nicely PDF-formatted, very relevant, but succinct, CV and not a "poorly formatted, badly designed Microsoft Word template filled with irrelevant information you’ve carefully curated to make you look like the best programmer ever".
What's wrong with this guy??
Re: GitHub Is Your Resume Now (2012)
#8It's too bad for all of the corporate programmers who aren't able to share the code they've written without violating an NDA or other agreement. Some companies even take ownership of code written outside of company time, via the employment agreement, so even developing things on personal time is a no-go.
Re: GitHub Is Your Resume Now (2012)
#9I only use bitbucket and all my repos are private. Am I not allowed to have a job?
Re: GitHub Is Your Resume Now (2012)
#10No, it is not my CV. I share and star everything I find interesting. I push any code I want without worrying if it is cool or not. I am a programmer, not a pop star.
Which is quite interesting to see.
Actually the posts about GitHub being or not being your resume are playing the devil's advocates and they will be more or less closer to the truth depending on your potential employer profile.
I keep receiving recruiter emails for "J2EE, Hibernate, JBoss, Struts" developer positions "that might fit me". None of those keywords apply to me and that kind of recruiter will certainly not know about GitHub.
In the end your resume is whatever preferred avenue to know you a recruiter might choose. That could for instance include LinkedIn, or the infamous "CV as a Word document" that a lot of companies keep asking for.