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I'm going to make a controversial blanket statement and say that any company which doesn't consider extracurricular experience to be meaningful is probably not
by nathanb 16y ago
I'm going to make a controversial blanket statement and say that any company which doesn't consider extracurricular experience to be meaningful is probably not a company you want to work for. The reason being that side projects, open source experience, etc. are all indicators of passion. A company which doesn't appreciate that experience is a company which either doesn't understand or doesn't value passion in its employees.
- robinwarren 16y agoI agree completely and we've made hires based more on the strength of peoples passion for programming than a specific skill set. This works excellently I think for junior or mid level positions beyond that though I think you really are looking for specific expertise as opposed to raw potential.