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Yes.
just study more algorithms
You mean, if the reason for rejection was failing algorithm questions in the interview, which might not be the case.
Does contributing to open-source companies increase chance of a job there?
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Re: Does contributing to open-source companies increase chance of a job there?
#22this is based on my gut feeling, as someone who is hiring and has FOSS projects we use for work. first of all, there are multiple factors at play: does contributing to FOSS projects increase your chances at getting any job? does it make a difference to which projects you contribute to? both these can be answered with yes. having a portfolio of public contributions is helpful. (personally i think it is unfair to those…
Hey, thanks for your input. So can I conclude from what you said, that I should have my contributions profile ready for when an opportunity is open at a company I'm contributing to, I have a higher chance to get the opportunity compared to non-contributors?
no, the conclusion actually is to make friends with the core developers. contributing good code is one way to do that, but writing excellent documentation, or filling some other need in the community can also work.