Aw crud... I completely forgot about Stack Overflow @.@. I think because I'm off today, and don't have it opened in 17 background tabs... A Stack Overflow pr

Aw crud... I completely forgot about Stack Overflow @.@. I think because I'm off today, and don't have it opened in 17 background tabs... A Stack Overflow profile is another wonderful thing on a resume. It demonstrates you're curious and/or helpful (among other things, I suppose). A note on your Stack Overflow profile... I don't care if you don't have a lot (or any) points from answering questions. Points for asking is just as good (to me). Tips on actually building up rep on the site (hope they're mildly useful; I had a hard time TBH): * If you're legitimately stuck on a problem, and have actually tried finding the answer elsewhere, take 30 minutes (or whatever you can spare) to write up an intelligible question. You [usually] won't be downvoted for asking a question that is well put together and hasn't been asked before. Most of my rep comes from asking esoteric questions about Git or Visual Studio, rather than answering them. * Don't be afraid to answer old questions with new answers. Just make sure it's actually useful, and not a copy/paste (or rewording) of what someone has already said. * Don't feel bad if a reply is blindingly obvious in hindsight (most of mine have been). You're asking an extraordinarily large number of nerds for help. Cheers.