# cassidoo/getting-a-gig

Guide for getting a gig as a tech student.

Repository: https://github.com/cassidoo/getting-a-gig
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/getting-a-gig
License Family: other
Topics: skills, gig, tech, fellowships, cold-calls, guide, jobs, college, gpa, internship, attitude, referral, interviews, internships, resume, cover-letter
Last push: 2025-04-21T04:26:42+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 40/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 17, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4267, "days_push": 499, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 7726, forks 703 (observed 2026-08-28T04:10:02.646888+00:00)

## What it is
A written guide by Cassidy Williams helping tech students land jobs and internships, covering resumes, cover letters, skills, networking, referrals, and interviews. It is a curated document of career advice rather than software.

## Use cases
- write a better tech resume as a college student
- find internships as a tech major
- prepare for tech job interviews
- learn how to network and get referrals
- write a cover letter for a tech job
- get a job as a computer science student
- learn about fellowships and cold calling recruiters

## When to choose
- you are a college student in tech seeking internships or a first job
- you want concise, opinionated career advice on resumes, networking, and interviews

## When to avoid
- you need software tooling rather than career advice
- you are an experienced professional seeking senior-level job search guidance

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: documentation
- domain: education, tutorials
- platform: -
- tags: career-guide, resumes, internships, job-search, college-students, interviews, career, web

## Member repositories
- cassidoo/getting-a-gig (main) score 40

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:02.646888+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-29T17:35:12.260887+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/cassidoo/getting-a-gig (fetched 2026-08-28T04:10:02.646888+00:00, sha d416500ca861)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.