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What about candidates whose merit comes from what they did in companies and not in open source?
by pgodzin 13y ago
What about candidates whose merit comes from what they did in companies and not in open source?
- JeremyMorgan 13y agoThey should be able to put something together on their Github to demonstrate skills. I rarely hire anyone without it these days.
- Denzel 13y agoBy "something," what exactly are you looking for? I'm just curious. It's very difficult to contribute open-source work outside of a day job, especially when you're working on your own side business. The best I've accomplished in the past is getting my employer on-board with the idea of contributing back to open-source for 50% of my time. That's a lot easier at a start-up, however.
- ericb 13y agoI've been there. Still, I'd want a code sample anyhow. If open source becomes the dominant mode for hire screening, it provides an interesting disincentive from taking jobs at open source unfriendly companies.