[larrik]

Honestly?

Make stuff. Get patches submitted to relevant open source projects. Make a small project that's actually finished (bonus if it's demo-able).

[Starknaked]

Wait, are people applying for jobs after only doing an online nanodegree? I wouldn't employ those people either.

[dominotw]

This is bad advice. No one has time to look at your open source patches and evaluate them.

Several hiring managers have told me this.

[geezerjay]

> This is bad advice. No one has time to look at your open source patches and evaluate them.

The last time I was asked to screen and interview candidates I took the time to check out all portfolios, including github/gitlab/sourceforge profiles and projects.

In a few cases the candidate's portfolio work was decisive to greenlight and reject job apllicants.

[larrik]

It's better than "be good".

Getting interviews isn't the hard part. Getting through them is.