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Great post and it's awesome to see many companies try to make interview process better but my happiness didn't last long. They require[1]: 'Your GitHub is full
by alphabravodelta 10y ago
Great post and it's awesome to see many companies try to make interview process better but my happiness didn't last long.
They require[1]: 'Your GitHub is full of everything from embarrassing hacks to impressive Open Source contributions'
I understand some reasons behind seeing Github profile of candidate but requiring it is too much.
But this is still better then company i saw the other day which was requiring Github project with X000 stargazers.
I think we have to choose between bad and worse.
[1] https://readme.io/careers/#job-full-stack-nodejs-developer https://readme.io/careers/#job-full-stack-nodejs-developer
- mintplant 10y agoPlus, what about contributions to projects that aren't on GitHub? I have commits in Firefox but you wouldn't know it from my GH profile.
- rtpg 10y agoWell you can tell them this, right? The essential part is having some code out there in the open. I imagine if you host your projects on bit bucket it's OK too. Though I agree that a lot of skilled people don't have the will/feel the need to build a public profile of their work.
- genofon 10y agoeven more, some companies might claim the rights on their work, depending on the country and company. In my experience (UK) there are a few like this.
- jghn 10y agoIMO this is a growing issue with the ubiquity of Github. Github is increasingly becoming a de facto resume, which is a problem for people who contribute to things that aren't on Github. This is also a problem for would-be Github contributors. As an example, Gitlab looks interesting, but I'd be concerned that potential employers would never spot my work there.