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Make the most out of your GitHub Profile

Make the most out of your GitHub Profile

In this talk, I showed some features of GitHub that can make our profiles stand out and make them look nice and attractive to potential recruiters/engineers looking to hire. I also talked about some tips to make READMEs appealing for side projects public on GitHub.

Isabel Costa

March 10, 2021
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  1. Why care about it • To make you standout when

    applying to jobs • To put your best developer image forward • Show off your skills
  2. Prepping your GitHub Profile • Profile sidebar ◦ Personal Website

    ◦ Personal Bio ◦ Twitter ◦ Organization ◦ Location ◦ Photo • Personal README • Activity • Pin Repos • Contribution Graph • Organizations
  3. Make your projects shine • README ◦ Learn markdown •

    Topics • Description • Deployed link • Stretch ◦ Create issue ◦ Create pull requests (PR) ▪ even if you are the only one working
  4. Promote it Have it on your LinkedIn - On projects

    - Summary - Personal Links CV / Resume - Link projects - Link profile Portfolio
  5. Bonus: Finding projects to contribute Look for… • Projects you

    know • CodeTriage • Organizations that participate in open source programs • Explore by tag on GitHub