Participated in Google Summer of Code back in 2011. Worked on a project that involved adding a large-ish new feature to an existing open-source project. Helped

Participated in Google Summer of Code back in 2011. Worked on a project that involved adding a large-ish new feature to an existing open-source project. Helped me land a job in the US straight out of college. Otherwise, I don't think anybody would have even looked at my resume, considering that I am not from the US, don't have a CS degree and went to a no-name school outside the US.