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A part of my job is to review CVs and select candidates to interview for my team. The first thing I do is check to see if they have a github account, and if the
by bregma 5y ago
A part of my job is to review CVs and select candidates to interview for my team. The first thing I do is check to see if they have a github account, and if they do I check their projects. Anything that looks relevant gets a quick inspection. It makes difference to whether they get an interview, and it makes for some topics of discussion during the interview. It confirms for me that the candidate is in fact actually interested in the field, and shows be the porential quality of their work.
If you think nobody ever looks at your public code, you're wrong. It's just like wearing a bathing suit at the beach or pool: people look.
- austincheney 5y agoPerhaps it’s because I write JavaScript. Interviews in JavaScript, at least this year, are leet code for backend and strangely the Node API never seems to come up. The front end is islands of declarative logic in React. That’s it. GitHub and LinkedIn profiles only serve to reinforce the job experience printed on the resume.
- snth 5y agoI think it's great that you do this, but I agree with the parent that it's rare.
- Jetrel 5y agoSpeaking as someone who has the same thing on their job duties — yeah. Same here.