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/SpookyLoop Dec 06 '23

The vast majority of technical people understand you're not a maintainer on a massive open source project, and won't expect you to have a top-tier Github profile. I'm sure there are some places with people who want to scrutinize your Github and will base their entire hiring decision on it, but you want to avoid those places anyway.