They didn’t spend time on making their GitHub awesome because the companies they apply to don’t care. GitHub can get you an interview at a big tech company, but

They didn’t spend time on making their GitHub awesome because the companies they apply to don’t care. GitHub can get you an interview at a big tech company, but you have to go through some Leetcode-type questions to get an offer. It started with big tech companies, but I’ve also seen smaller or less prestigious companies doing that, too. There’s a whole small industry around the big tech interview preparation. And it’s not only for fresh grads - a year ago I interviewed with some SV companies for senior positions (including EM) and I had to go through Leetcode interview as well