オープンソースへの貢献は役に立たない
筆者はオープンソースへの貢献が就職活動に役立つと聞いてきたが、実際の面接では常に「職務経験」のみを問われ、オープンソースや個人プロジェクトについて話すとすぐに遮られてしまう。1年の職務経験と2-3年の活発なオープンソース活動があるにもかかわらず、採用拒否の理由は常に「より多くの職務経験を持つ候補者を選んだ」というものだった。
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