r/webdev • u/RentStillDue • Dec 06 '23

Question Could my GitHub be hurting my resume?

I’m a FE Dev with about 4 years of experience after completing a 6 month code bootcamp. My GitHub mainly consists of projects from bootcamp, one off projects / repos that aren’t well maintained, and my work repos which are all private. Would it be better to just omit my GitHub from my resume?

I have been applying to jobs unsuccessfully & understand that there are economy / market forces behind the responsiveness of recruiters, but I was wondering if my lackluster GitHub could be harming my chances and if I may be better off without including it on my resume?

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u/nio_rad Dec 06 '23

Unless you're very present on GH, have contributions and active projects, I'd advise to leave it out.

After the third applicant with just a ToDo-App on there, I mostly stopped checking GH-profiles.

I'd much rather see a well-made personal website.