What Recruiters Look At

Understand the hiring process to stand out.

The Screening Process

1. GitHub Profile
   ↓ Do you have real contributions?

2. Code Quality
   ↓ Is it good? Is it reviewed?

3. Consistency
   ↓ One-off contribution or sustained?

4. Communication
   ↓ Good commit messages? Clear PRs?

5. Problem Solving
   ↓ Can you handle complexity?

6. Collaboration
   ↓ Work well with others?

Metrics Recruiters Track

Contributions:     30 PR merged (good)
Code Quality:      Peer reviewed, passes CI
Specialties:       Backend, Python, Databases
Activity:          Consistent over 2+ years
Teaching:          Mentored 5+ contributors
Recent Work:       Active in last month

What Impresses Recruiters

❌ 100 small PRs
✅ 30 substantial PRs

❌ Contributions to many projects randomly
✅ Deep contributions to few projects

❌ No commit messages or PR descriptions
✅ Excellent communication

❌ Not active for 1 year
✅ Consistent, recent activity

Interview Benefits

If your profile is strong:

Traditional interview:
- "Tell me about yourself"
- Whiteboard problem
- Behavioral questions

With strong open source profile:
- "Tell me about this PR you shipped"
- Deep technical discussion
- Mutual interest verification

Much better interview!

Recruiters are looking at your actual work, not your story. Let your code speak.

Building Your Profile Case Studies