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I don't think that's entirely true that you need all of those things to get hired. Your resume still speaks volumes about you. It's just that things like gith

I don't think that's entirely true that you need all of those things to get hired. Your resume still speaks volumes about you. It's just that things like github and stack overflow show an interest in engaging in the larger community of software development, and are a strong signal when evaluating a candidate. Having been on both sides of the table it's important to remember that the person hiring you is taking just as much of a chance on you being the right fit. I think anything makes that decision clearer is a positive.

VincentEvans 13y ago
I've encountered a number of studies using randomly put together groups which are rewarded based on performance of some task - organically select a leader based on display of confidence, rather than competence. I reason that it is not uncommon to assume competence from an extroverted person. I can't really argue with that, it's a fact, use whatever card you got dealt to get ahead. I am just bemoaning the fact that slowly but surely the field becomes skewed towards that, losing a good amount of original core values in the process. Hasn't something similar already happened to academia for example?