[sequin]

I don't get this. I have no education, no resume, no Linkedin and I've never applied for a job in my life. Employers/recruiters reach out to me, and I usually turn them down. I'm not humblebragging, I'm not better at my job than most people. What seemed to have worked for me was doing tons of FOSS work (unpaid, in my spare time). People started noticing me and it naturally picked up from there. I'd wager that actual, observable software engineering (FOSS) is simply a closer proxy for job performance than accreditation and past experience.

[qumefox]

I'm currently in the job market and I get loads of unsolicited offers too. The issue with these is at least for me they've all been no benefits contract positions paying well below the industry average. These aren't jobs anyone but the most desperate would accept.

[moonzfxs]

but how do you get you money support your life before your FOSS work got some attention?