Open Source Helps New IT Grads Get Foot in the Door

Posted by timothy on Sunday August 10, 2008 @02:19AM from the ocasional-bright-spot dept.

Yes, some US IT jobs are disappearing, but Linux.com (which shares a corporate overlord with Slashdot) has a recent story emphasizing the job advantage that involvement in open source projects can give young programmers who aren't planning to ditch their dreams of making a living in the field. The article focuses on one programmer's experience with Google's Summer of Code, which led directly to her job working on the Drupal content-management system. But the underlying message (that involvement in open source projects provides a background of experience otherwise difficult to obtain because of the chicken-and-egg problem of "experience required" job opportunities) is generalizable to many other forms of open-source involvement. Do you have a job that you landed because of your unpaid open-source programming?

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Newsflash! by consonant · 2008-08-10 02:34 · Score: 5, Funny

Prior related experience works in your favour when applying for jobs in a particular stream!
Details at 11!

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Re:Doesn't work for me by angusthefuzz · 2008-08-10 02:53 · Score: 5, Funny

Maybe you should get off your ARSS and try working for a different open source project?