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What Student Developers Want

posted by cmn32480 on Thursday May 19 2016, @03:07PM   Printer-friendly
from the that-isn't-too-ridiculous dept.

scruffybeard writes:

Student developers were polled via 80 spring 2016 hackathons to asses how they feel about their career options. Some of the key finding were:

  1. 83% of students said they were looking for fulfilling careers, rather than simply for jobs.
  2. Students plan to stay an average of 2.9 years at their first full-time job.
  3. Students predict that they'll stay at later jobs for 5 years on average.
  4. Students expect to earn between $70–150K right out of school.

Details of the Devpost study can be found here.

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  • (Score: 4, Informative) by PizzaRollPlinkett on Thursday May 19 2016, @04:21PM

    by PizzaRollPlinkett (4512) on Thursday May 19 2016, @04:21PM (#348385)

    What student developers want, and what student developers get, will be two different things. They may find they'll make peanuts working for a contracting company because corporations have outsourced everything and don't hire developers any longer.

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  • (Score: 3, Insightful) by curunir_wolf on Thursday May 19 2016, @05:02PM

    by curunir_wolf (4772) on Thursday May 19 2016, @05:02PM (#348403)

    If they significantly lower their salary expectations, they may be able to compete with the H-1Bs as long as they're willing to work outrageous hours as a slave to the company. 2.9 years is a little long to do that without burning out or getting shoved out for a cheaper imported contractor, although they might make it in some place with plenty of venture capital coming in.

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    • (Score: 1, Informative) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 19 2016, @07:40PM

      by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 19 2016, @07:40PM (#348466)

      There are places without this issue: 3-letter agencies and defense contractors

      Pay your bills, stay off the drugs, and you too can have a stable career in the USA.

  • (Score: 2, Insightful) by TheSouthernDandy on Thursday May 19 2016, @05:18PM

    by TheSouthernDandy (6059) on Thursday May 19 2016, @05:18PM (#348410)

    Amen. Same for scientists and engineers--the future is either in contracting, where no one can build up a coherent knowledge base over a career jumping from project to unrelated project, or in academia. Both are low-wage by current standards.
    Or, take the risk, start a business, and get some original ideas out into the world...