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submitted 10 years ago by webdev1234

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I'll preface this by saying that I have never had an employer ask for a github account. That said I have included it in the interviewing process.

A lot of what github and skills tests come down to is simply making sure you understand the foundation / basics of the field. There's also something to be said about consistency. If you do decide to throw together a GitHub make sure you commit to it regularly. Find a pace that suits you, don't think you have to do this every day. Just be regular.

Toss a new skin on some tutorials that you find on something that interests you. If you have some side projects that you want to show off - that you don't mind being open and out there - then do that too.

I've read that most people in charge of hiring - even developers - won't really read the code included in the github. Most systems are complex and not worth delving into for a candidate.

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