If you are serious about getting a job, you damn well better be hacking in your free time if you don't currently have a job in the field. The OP didn't specific

If you are serious about getting a job, you damn well better be hacking in your free time if you don't currently have a job in the field. The OP didn't specifically say but, at least for me, if you are in school/unemployed looking for a job you better be hacking in your free time if you expect me to hire you.