Is having an active github profile essential for an employer when hiring?

Question

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Is having an active github profile essential for an employer when hiring a developer?

Answer 1

For some employers yes, for most no.

Answer 2

What employer are you asking about? Some are watching, some are not.
You need to remember one thing - if you are not the author / active contributor of a popular repository with a bunch of stars - then an active profile on github only gives the employer an understanding that you can commit and push.
The decision on hiring is made based on the results of the interview, and if you know how to commit - well, cool, che, we can too.
Also, an active profile does not equal a good profile at all. I can go in, look at the style of writing commits, see a series of "fixes" and think that I don't want to work with you.
In short, you must either do it well or not show it to the employer :)

Answer 3

here it is important to understand that the github profile works just like a portfolio. if you have something to show there - cool. no - then you can show another portfolio. those. here it doesn’t matter if your portfolio is on github or in other places.

Answer 4

a good programmer and without a github is normal,
but a bad one needs to show something

Answer 5

It all depends on how much you know how to sell yourself ... Github will not help someone, but someone has to pass interviews for a couple of times. The most effective way to pass an interview is to prepare for it.

Answer 6

Better not to be than bad if it allows you to skip the test before communicating with real developers.