I should rephrase -- having stuff in your Github is the best way to show you know your way around
Github.
Not discounting the fact that you may have lots of other skills and nothing in your Github.
In general if someone has enough other skills and worked at companies that have a high bar, it's likely they can pick up Github fast enough even if they haven't used it that it shouldn't be a hiring concern.
Like for example, if someone is fluent in C++ or some such, I wouldn't doubt their ability to learn how to use git.