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Discussion on: Is Stack Overflow profile relevant in resume?

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Zohar Peled

Personally, I think you shouldn't include links to SO or Dev (or whatever) in your resume, unless you're really short on actual industry experience relevant to the job you're posting for but you have some SO/Dev/other publicly published content that shows you do know your stuff. I would include links to a personal website and/or SO/Dev/other in your linkedin profile, though. When an employer/recruiter reads your resume, they're not interested in links, they're interested in what's in front of their eyes. Later, if you've passed that initial screening, they will look you up - and then they might be tempted to learn about your community activity.

If you're applying to a job on a company that's known for encouraging their employees to be involved in the community - even if it's not directly related to the developers community - then it might be a good idea to mention you're volunteering your time and knowledge to help fellow developers.