TimesJobs Survey: Developer hiring trends 2021

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* 1. For which domain is your organisation currently hiring for?

Infrastructure management

Product development

Business Intelligence

Support

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* 2. For which programming languages does your organisation hire the most?

Node.js

Big Data

CSS

jQuery

Angular

PHP

C/C++

JavaScript

SQL

Python

HTML

C# and .NET

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* 3. Most of the hiring's are happening for which level?

Freshers

Mid-senior

Senior

Leadership roles

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* 4. Which of these is the best way to streamline the technical hiring process?

Creative sourcing techniques

Automated technical screening

Online coding interview

Timely & fair offer

Eliminating unconscious bias

Nurturing candidates throughout the process

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* 5. What sourcing technique does your organisation prefer to hire tech talent?

Career sites & job postings

Social media sourcing

Competitions & skills challenges

Employee referrals

Tech communities as TechGig

Other creative sourcing strategies

Through a recruiting database

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* 6. From which platform does your organisation source the top tech talent?

GitHhub

AngelList

Stack Overflow

Job websites

Followerwonk

Tech communities as TechGig

In house referrals

Campus hiring drives

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* 7. Which of these institutions do you prefer to hire top technology talent?

Only IITs

Tier 1

Tier 2

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* 8. What is most important when you hire a developer?

Coding kills

A perspective to Testing

Educational qualification

Relevant experience

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* 9. In the case of an internal referring drive, how do you weigh reference checks in the hiring process?

We do a thorough background check

We try to check but ignore it sometimes

No, checking references is not important

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* 10. How tech recruiters play a crucial role on the front line of the recruitment process?

Keeping the talent pipeline full

Reviewing the resumes of unqualified applicants

Pre-screening the coding skills of candidates

Conducting phone interviews and checking references

Organising interviews with candidates

Notifying candidates at every stage of the recruitment process

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* 11. Why is it important to screen tech skills before hiring a software developer?

To know their ability to code effectively

To know their ability to fix bugs

They can work complex ideas

Know how to integrate modern technologies

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* 12. Why do IT companies conduct technical screening before hiring a developer?

Know if a candidate is good enough for a job

Technical skills are crucial for recruiters

You will spend time talking only with the best one

Reduce unconscious bias before the final offer

Save time and money of a candidate and company

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* 13. Other than core skills, what do you look for before hiring a software developer?

Initiative

Competency

Interest in the job/tasks explained

Reliability

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* 14. What technical skills do you look for in a software developer?

A programming language and frameworks

Problem-solving skills

Integrated Development Environment (IDE)

Databases

Source control

System design

Cloud services

Data security and data privacy

Clean maintainable code

Algorithms

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* 15. How do you interview software developers?

Assess the applicant’s communication skills

Ask about the applicant’s resume

Clarify anything regarding the skills

A pre-screen interview

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* 16. How do you use coding assignments to choose the right developer for your organisation?

Screening tools, such as algorithmic quizzes

In-person coding assignment

Take-home coding assignment

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* 17. How do you screen and interview a software developer?

Review the technologies they worked on

Follow interviewing pipeline

Review the technologies they worked on

Experience they have as a Software Developer

Know programming languages they have worked on

What % of their time have they spent coding

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* 18. How do you assess an experienced developer's profile before making a job offer?

Past project experiences

Multiple skills

Competency in emerging technologies

Experience of working in a large team

Problem-solving skills

Assign a project/test

Coding test

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* 19. What does your organisation see in a candidate while hiring a developer?

Educational qualifications

Proven skills

Experience

Programming skills

Side projects

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* 20. What is the company's favourite mode of skill assessment?

Skill test

Hackathon

Coding contests

Questionnaires (MCQs)

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* 21. What soft skills do you look for in a software developer?

Teamwork and cultural fit

Communication skills

Adaptability

Creative thinking

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* 22. Do you think women are better coders?

Yes

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* 23. Is there a hiring bias against women in the tech industry?

Yes

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* 24. Which of the following profiles women face the most gender bias?

Software Development

System Administrator

Product Designer

Software Engineering

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* 25. Is gender bias the main reason that there are very few female software developers?

Yes

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* 26. On which level do women face the most gender bias in tech profiles?

Freshers

Mid-senior

Senior

Leadership roles

C-suite executive

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* 27. How can companies avoid gender bias in tech jobs?

Focus on genuine and objective occupational requirements

Stop using words that skew a job to only one group of applicants

Understand how men and women communicate individually

Appreciate the difference in the perspectives of men and women

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* 28. On what parameter your final decision will be made?

Consider the facts and qualifications in the resume

Will look at all of their technical and problem solving skills

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* 29. Do you prefer candidates who have learnt extra skills during the lockdown?

Yes

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* 30. Apart from technical expertise, soft skills that you would look for

Communication skills

Team work

Industry exposure

Agility

Management skills

Other (please specify)

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* 31. Are the positions you are hiring for?

Permanently remote work

Remote work as of now, location-based work later

Totally location-based

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* 32. Which one of these areas do you find to be toughest to find technical talent?

Engineers

Programmers

DevOps

Database Analysts

Mobile developers