Larry Martell <larry.mart...@gmail.com>: > On Mon, Dec 18, 2017 at 11:33 AM, Marko Rauhamaa <ma...@pacujo.net> wrote: >> However, one great way to stand out is a portfolio of GitHub >> projects. Several people have gotten an offer largely based on those >> (after they aced the technical interviews). For example, we just >> hired someone who had written a game in sed. That doesn't make him an >> "interesting person," nor do we look for game or sed developers. But >> that silly exercise deeply resonated with our team. We expect to have >> great synergy with him. > > I have been excluded from even getting an interview because I did not > have a portfolio of GitHub projects. I think that is a bad filter. I > work 60-70 hours a week for pay, and I have a family and personal > interests.
Personal programming projects are not a requirement. They are just a very effective advertising tool. As for 60—70 hours a week... sounds horrible. My sympathies. Marko -- https://mail.python.org/mailman/listinfo/python-list
