Thanks. It's funny, I actually started all of this NOT using Git. I wasn't until I was about 3 months into the Python Geocoder I mentioned about did i start to use Git!
Sometimes -- that's all you get ( a twenty second look), so make sure to explain your story in the cover letter.
They usually would LOVE to have the problem of all "private" repositories.
Of course github isn't everything, but quite important for your first gig.
PS: can you point me to Google's latest search algorithm on GitHub? Thanks.