Jon from MLH here :) We're actually going to be hiring professionals as full-time mentors for the interns, with a specific focus on folks who have been laid off due to COVID-19.
Interesting idea, would you think of it as participation in an "unpaid" kind of way? I'd imagine the amount the program is paying for interns, while totally reasonable for that sort of thing, wouldn't be a big driving factor for working pros... But would you mean like a way to work on open source in a more structured way for a period to level up your skills on the side of your main work?
I can relate to that, once you get comfortable in a work setup the growth factor evolves to become more specific to the company needs, and if those are not well aligned it can be quite challenging or equally intimidating to seek out a new set of skills outside of the work environment
I imagine this is why lots of company do the "20% Project" type of thing like Google, but not everyone has access to that
This program seems like it could be a perfect setup for those folks as well
Contributing to open source is definitely one of the best ways to level up your skills. It adds a lot of value to your profile and is a plus point to have an open-source contribution. In this time of the pandemic, it is easy to take out time from your regular office work to learn and practice new stuff.
I imagine the same can be done with the open-source contribution even if it is a small contribution like helping in the Readme. We can start something like an open-source contribution challenge as whenever someone does an open contribution may get a badge on his profile 😜
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This is really interesting. I wish working professionals could participate! 😜
Jon from MLH here :) We're actually going to be hiring professionals as full-time mentors for the interns, with a specific focus on folks who have been laid off due to COVID-19.
This is so great and thoughtful. What is the criteria to be a mentor?
You can apply here via our partners at Raise.dev :) fellowship.mlh.io/mentors
Interesting idea, would you think of it as participation in an "unpaid" kind of way? I'd imagine the amount the program is paying for interns, while totally reasonable for that sort of thing, wouldn't be a big driving factor for working pros... But would you mean like a way to work on open source in a more structured way for a period to level up your skills on the side of your main work?
I can relate to that, once you get comfortable in a work setup the growth factor evolves to become more specific to the company needs, and if those are not well aligned it can be quite challenging or equally intimidating to seek out a new set of skills outside of the work environment
I imagine this is why lots of company do the "20% Project" type of thing like Google, but not everyone has access to that
This program seems like it could be a perfect setup for those folks as well
Contributing to open source is definitely one of the best ways to level up your skills. It adds a lot of value to your profile and is a plus point to have an open-source contribution. In this time of the pandemic, it is easy to take out time from your regular office work to learn and practice new stuff.
I imagine the same can be done with the open-source contribution even if it is a small contribution like helping in the Readme. We can start something like an open-source contribution challenge as whenever someone does an open contribution may get a badge on his profile 😜