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Student developers were polled via 80 spring 2016 hackathons to asses how they feel about their career options. Some of the key finding were:
- 83% of students said they were looking for fulfilling careers, rather than simply for jobs.
- Students plan to stay an average of 2.9 years at their first full-time job.
- Students predict that they'll stay at later jobs for 5 years on average.
- 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: 3, Insightful) by Thexalon on Thursday May 19 2016, @04:42PM
I can guarantee you that every prospective employer you talk to will be happy to tell you that you're signing up for a fulfilling career. In the vast majority of cases, they will be lying to you.
Those employers will in fact be delighted by that news, for reasons that will become clear a bit further down. I hope you weren't expecting anything resembling raises or promotion though.
Maybe, if they're lucky.
Entry-level software developers typically take in about half of that, depending on what part of the country you're in. That's why employers would be happy to keep you working at rookie rates for as long as they can get away with.
The only thing that stops a bad guy with a compiler is a good guy with a compiler.
(Score: 1) by Chillgamesh on Thursday May 19 2016, @06:07PM
ehhh, I only went to university of maryland, and from the graduates I knew in my class (2013) we all got jobs making at least 70k a year.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 19 2016, @06:29PM
ehhh, I only went to university of maryland, and from the graduates I knew in my class (2013) we all got jobs making at least 70k a year.
Meaningless without knowing where those jobs are. $70k is good in the Midwest but doesn't mean much on the West Coast.
(Score: 0) by Anonymous Coward on Thursday May 19 2016, @08:27PM
FEAR THE TURTLE!
(You bastards. Why did you forsake the ACC? You were a founding member!)
(Score: 2) by turgid on Thursday May 19 2016, @10:16PM
Indeed, and they use this as an excuse to pay you less because "job satisfaction" is part of the compensation package.
Every year, you'll get next to no pay rise and company facilities will gradually be cut as budgets are reduced year on year to make the profits grow.
The training you'll be given will be largely meaningless and the bare minimum to cover legal obligations and to indoctrinate you into the company mind set.
Keep your CV up to date, keep networking and keep looking for the next job. Don't stay in one place longer than three years. You'll become institutionalised and less relevant to the market place.
Save every penny you can.
When you get to a certain level of competence and experience, go contracting for the big bucks. And put away every penny you can.
I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent [wikipedia.org].
(Score: 2) by turgid on Thursday May 19 2016, @10:19PM
And choose your role models carefully - the experienced professionals you're going to emulate.
I refuse to engage in a battle of wits with an unarmed opponent [wikipedia.org].