The way I see it is that its about exposure.<p>If you contribute to open source, your name and work are out there. People can find out about you and see some of your work.<p>There are other ways than contributing to open source too. For example, I&#x27;ve got a number of offers because I run a local programming language meetup.<p>Basically anything that puts your name out there will help get offers. If nobody knows you exist, they can&#x27;t offer you jobs. That, I think, is where open source can help a lot.