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one approach i've seen and used to make hiring decisions: do a great open source project to show you have the skills w/o the experience. ideally something rele
by tlack 9y ago
one approach i've seen and used to make hiring decisions:
do a great open source project to show you have the skills w/o the experience. ideally something relevant to potential employer.
what they really want to know is if you know the shit, not how long you sat in a desk. people lie about such things so years in a job is a proxy for truth
- raquo 9y agoYep. That worked more than once for people I know.
- innoprenuer 9y agoor alternative to working on OSS is to create a product and try to sell it. If it sells you dont need a job at all and yout are sitting on a money making startup. And if it doesnt then you can use this product to show case your skills to the potential employer.
- tlack 9y agoYES! Great point! And having known the business inside and out, plus the tech, plus showing what a hard worker you are - you'll be a triple threat!