Regardless of whether you are looking for a job or wanting to work freelance, you will make your life easier if you have a visible online presence.
Here is a checklist:
- Have a great Github profile, see e.g. this one
- Expose organisations you're a part of
- Make sure you have a profile picture of some sort
- Work towards a streak to show you put in consistent effort
- Fork group projects you work on so they appear under your repositories
- Have a great profile on Linkedin;
- Have a great CV, see e.g. this one
- Have a great personal website, see e.g. this one
- Follow and endorse each other on Github (star liberally), Linkedin and Twitter
- Contribute to open source projects on Github Contribute to open source learning materials on Github (like ours!) Contribute to LinkedIn forums and groups