How to Use GitHub to Hire

your Next _______?

GitHub is more than Code.

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The Goal

Number 1You want the BEST

candidate

.

The Norm

Resumes

Post

Phone

Interview

Wait

Wait

Wait

No Phone

Timed?

Basically everything

you don’t do at work

No Web

Skills Test

15 Minutes?

Skills Test Rules

Do you work like that?

Real Work

Problem Solving

Phone

Time

Basically NOTHING like the interview

Web Share

co-workers

connect

In their Shoes...

How would

you feel?

How will

they fit in?

In their

Shoes

Phone

Interview

Wait

Skills

GitHub

What we did

Defined what we

wanted

Posted on GitHub

Hiree’s Perspective

Hiree’s Perspective

Open Ended

“show how the initiative is

impacting the city”

… just like a real-world directive

Hiree’s Perspective

Think minimal

How minimal?

I’m trying to impress you guys!

Hiree’s Perspective

Challenging, but

awesome!

I want to work for a team

that expects me to build a

web app in week!

Background ResearchWhat is the initiative?

How does the graffiti impact cities?

What kind of data is available?

Get Creative!

Design a web application

● What should I show?

● How should I show it?

Choose a technology stack

Deliver a product!

GitHub

Phone

Interview

Wait

Skills

GitHubStart

Hit the ground running!

1st Day on the Job @ 9am

Meet with stakeholders

about the graffiti initiative

Hit the ground running!

2 weeksinto the job the

app goes

live

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Conclusion

Skills Better