If You're Looking To Get Hired, Start Coding!

Hiring managers are increasingly advising job seekers to contribute to 'open-source' projects!    saturday, February 15, 2014:  Apparently, 'code is the new resume' for a growing number of hiring managers and contributing to open-source projects can give software developers a competitive edge over others looking to get hired in the competitive IT job market. Looks like the IT job market is now embracing the full potential of open source with arms wide open, like never before. It is then of course no surprise why a skill set in open source would be an added advantage for developers looking to make a mark in the industry. "The phrase we use is 'code is the new resume'. Open source has truly become a juggernaut as of late. Within the last five years in particular it's just become the dominant form of development." Jim Zemlin, executive director at The Linux Foundation was quoted as saying. Open source is behind Google's Android mobile OS. Meanwhile, open-source programs like Hadoop and NoSQL play key roles in the data-science movement. With open source going increasingly mainstream, job seekers contributing to a community grab obvious attention. Meanwhile, developers who lack an open-source presence shouldn't worry. While, developers who completely ignore open source may be missing out on opportunities to entice potential employers, those having 'little' or no presence won't be passed over for jobs. "The market is so strong for software engineers right now that even if you care nothing about open source and never want to get near it there's still plenty of opportunity for you,"John Graham, director of software engineering at Red Hat was quoted as saying.

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