Hiring in the Global Stage: Profiles of Online Contributions

Managers are increasingly using online contributions to make hiring decisions. However, it is nontrivial to find the relevant information of candidates in large online, global communities. We present Visual Resume, a novel tool that aggregates information on contributions across two different types of peer production sites (a code hosting site and a technical Q&A forum). Visual Resume displays summaries of developers' contributions, and allows easy access to contribution details. It also facilitates pairwise comparisons of candidates through a card-based design. Our study, involving participants from global organizations or corporations that draw from the global community, indicates that Visual Resume facilitated hiring decisions, both technical and soft skills were important when making these decisions.