SourcingSpider

💻GitHub profiles are public: Developers often list their location in profiles, enabling targeted searches like:

location: India Python Java work:true

You can assess activity metrics—stars, commits, project contributions—to find active and engaged talent, not just static resumes.

Unlike deprecated features, this method taps into a live, maintained source.


Recruitment pros echo this approach in sourcing discussions. For example, a recruiter on LinkedIn noted:

> “GitHub profiles offer insights into a candidate’s: ✓Coding skills ✓Contributions ✓Projects ✓Collaboration style”  .




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🔧 How to make it more effective:

1. Refine your search syntax:

site:github.com “location: India” AND (Python OR Java)


2. Use GitHub’s built‑in search filters for language, location, and repository activity. Remember the location filter is just text-based, matching how developers self-label  .


3. Check activity recency, number of repos, and open-source contributions.


4. Scan bios and repos for real-world skills, projects, and collaboration indicators.