This is the experience of how my GitHub profile got me a job at Spotify. The key was my GitHub profile and the various repos I had worked on the ye...
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I love these stories. My GitHub profile got me VC funded. Now I'm the CEO of a small startup with 5 employees looking to change the world :)
Every time I see similar stories, like yours, I smile inside of me ^_^
That's awesome to hear :D Best of luck to you, Thomas!
It's good to hear that the interviewers did not dismiss you outright for a "bad interview". I have had the privilege of working in open source projects for 10+ years, which means I have a massive amount of proof that I can code. I've also been blogging for 11 years.
All of those paper trails can help ensure a good match with me and potential employers.
And cheers on landing what sounds like your dream job.
You land an internship with just HTML, CSS & JS? This is so inspiring 🙌🔥
This was really an inspiring story🔥
Thanks Vinit! 🙏 And again, good to connect with you on LinkedIn :)
It's really great for me too🙌
I think open source contributions makes a profile stand out..
congratulations!
Thank you for sharing your experience! I completely agree with you. Portfolios are not just for designers. We can write any skill we want on our resume but having a (personal) project that puts that skill into practice has more impact.
When I stopped stuffing my resume with whatever skill I learned in uni, I started landing the high-quality internships I was dreaming of. Now, I make sure every skill on my resume is backed up with a professional experience or a personal project.
You don’t have a professional experience to back up a skill set ? Create one with a personal project! They do matter. :)
I love your attitude! Yes, 100% agree with everything you said.
GitHub does the thing ))
That is super cool!
As someone who is looking for his first break into the tech industry, this is extremely motivating.
Inspirational congrats! A good GitHub profile can really make a difference.
I liked the Simon's honesty. Good guy!
Nice story. And inspirational. Thank you for sharing.
Really Inspiring...!!
This is just inspiring, congrats man, I'm really happy for you <3
Thank you, Manuel!
Thank you for your motivation. We can do everything if we want and try to keep our motivation.
Hello Simon! Loved your story. Awesome Github profile you have, 46 repos. I sent you a request to connect with you on LinkedIn.
Really, It's was inspiring story.
Thanks you for sharing
I send you LinkedIn request can you please have a look.
Thank you, Mohit. Will do!
Hi Simon, nice to hear your experience! I don't mean to boast, but I do have an very organized Github profile and a portfolio website with several full-scaled projects (not just todo apps and etc), I did land quite some interviews after 1 year of schooling, including one from Spotify, but what "beated" me is either "lack of working experience" and/or "computer science related education in a university" compared to other candidates at the same time.
I'd say it was your computer science related degree and some years of working experience, PLUS your github profile, that makes you stand out compared to other candidates at that time, which won you the offer. :)
Today it's different, the competition is much higher, as some CS grads already have chances to do summer internship at Spotify or Google. Having a nice portfolio will surely help you stand out, especially if you don't have CS degree or long years of experience, but that being said, CS related degrees and working experiences are still the more weighted points in hiring, at least in my personal experiences so far.
Lucky you. I have more than 200 projects on my GitHub and no one care at all.
Keep applying for those jobs! And now that you can customize your GitHub profile a lot, make sure to highlight your best projects.
That's great. I missed an opportunity just because my Github wasn't rich enough and I can swear I aced other parts of the interview.
Did you ask for feedback after the interview? Sometimes they provide it, so you know what went wrong.
Keep at it, next time you'll get it 👊
They called back and told me to work on my Github portfolio.
Cool!
Well described post
Really good article.
Good post, kudos!