Hub it up when the economy’s bad
Economies around the world have hit a serious rough patch, and some folks may be looking for work elsewhere. What better way to impress your new employer than to include…
Economies around the world have hit a serious rough patch, and some folks may be looking for work elsewhere. What better way to impress your new employer than to include a link to your GitHub profile so they can check out your skills?
From personal experience, it’s much easier to hire someone that has made their code publicly available, as opposed to just taking their word that they’re good at what they do.
Don’t have any open source projects of your own? Find one to contribute to!
Written by
Related posts

GitHub Availability Report: September 2025
In September, we experienced three incidents that resulted in degraded performance across GitHub services.

The developer role is evolving. Here’s how to stay ahead.
AI is changing how software gets built. Explore the skills you need to keep up and stand out.

How GitHub protects developers from copyright enforcement overreach
Why the U.S. Supreme Court case Cox v. Sony matters for developers and sharing updates to our Transparency Center and Acceptable Use Policies.