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The original was posted on /r/opensource by /u/pouyank on 2025-01-26 19:37:44+00:00.
I was laid off two years ago and wasn’t able to find a job. I regret not working on projects, instead just studying things like react or cuda for interviews that either never went anywhere or never happened at all (“this job closed…” etc.).
I’m curious if being a super regular open-source contributor could realistically help my chances of getting a job as opposed to doing solo projects? I’m not sure how often open source contributions are looked at in the interview screening process, if at all, and whether the networks people build contributing to open source might lead to potential jobs. Curious to know.