[botskonet]

I look for signs of understanding.

I want to see an understanding of git - they have repos with appropriate commits, good commit messages, awareness of licensing, decent READMEs or info for collaborators

I want to feel like they understand how open source works - they've filed or participated in issues/discussions, they've starred/forked repos, they've opened PRs, they've managed issues/PRs on their own repos.

I want to see how they manage their projects/repos. Do they use a package manager? Do they have linting or build tools? Do they use CI? Have they kept the repo clean and ready for others? Do they use automated testing?

I don't expect to see all of this - but if someone has none of it, it's clear they have a lot to learn and aren't ready for the job.

[watwut]

This comment reads like argument for not putting most of random personal code people write on github. It can harm you.