Fewer meetings will help achieve 100% productivity, say developers in survey

CHENNAI: As many as 70% of the builders who took half within the HackerEarth “Behind the Code” developer survey reported that fewer meetings would help them achieve “100% productivity” at work. This comes at a time when meetings and video conferences have become the order of the day with Covid-19 pushing organisations to move towards Work From Home to be able to proceed with operations.

Working longer hours wasn’t a difficulty however builders stated they needed fewer conferences because it cuts into productiveness. The survey discovered that 97% of builders who labored over 60 hours reported they had been proud of their job.

The report provides employers and recruiters a glance into the minds and motivations of immediately’s builders. The survey outcomes embody responses from over 16,000 builders from 76 nations.

Women comprise over 20% of the members.

In the midst of world financial uncertainty, software program builders and engineers stay in excessive demand with main tech firms nonetheless hiring.However, with ongoing social distancing, concerns for remote hiring, employees administration, and skill-building are extra necessary than ever, the organisation said.

“While the demand for developer talent continues to rise, there is too often misalignment between the needs and expectations of companies and developers in hiring, career, and overall happiness,” stated Sachin Gupta, CEO of HackerEarth.

Other findings from the report embody that 30% of the builders who solely labored between 40 to 50 hours every week reported they had been proud of their job.

“Developers use online competitive coding platforms and YouTube tutorials to learn new skills,” stated Alfred Alexander, Vice President, Marketing of HackerEarth. “A majority of builders, 70% of scholars and 53% of working professionals, make use of on-line coding platforms like HackerEarth to upskill themselves. They additionally rely closely on YouTube tutorials to amass new abilities.

He added that different upskilling channels embody on-line instructional platforms like Coursera and Udemy, and developer platforms like StackOverflow.

HackerEarth, an AI powered correct developer evaluation platform launched its first-ever developer survey report titled “Behind the Code: The 2020 HackerEarth Developer Survey” earlier this month.