[tpiecora]

Exact same situation here.

Was rejected for an interview until a senior Dev found my github account.

I had a bunch of app tutorials that I had built and then extended quite a bit, as well as some pet projects that I built from scratch.

It told a story of my progress (and the speed of that progress) in learning and the development of my capabilities as a programmer.

Just build stuff, follow good coding practices, and put your github on your resume.