GILD’s tests give technology professionals worldwide a way to rank themselves against their peers by simulating real world coding situations, testing for the application of coding knowledge and experience. Tech giants use GILD’s proprietary ranking system to find new employees and benchmark existing employees, enabling them to discover a broad spectrum of capabilities including technical ability, personality traits, aptitude, and communication skills.
Other findings from the Study include:
- Indian developers outscore US developers by 11% on math and logic analytical skills
- US programmers slightly outperform Indian programmers on mainstream programming languages, including C (US 8% higher), JAVA (9% higher) and SQL (9% higher)
- Indian programmers slightly outshine US programmers on Advanced C++ (Indians lead by 3%)
- US professionals score higher on web programming languages: 53% higher scores on advanced PHP; 27% higher on advanced HTML
- US tech professionals are 33% better skilled than Indian counterparts at English communication skills
According to Sheeroy Desai, CEO of GILD, “GILD’s study of over 1 million skill tests shows the dramatic advances coming out of India, where in some cases engineers are clearly rivaling their counterparts in the US. America still holds a strong lead when it comes to web development, but I suspect the gap will narrow over the next few years. There is currently a shortage of software engineers in the US, especially in Silicon Valley. This is the first study that has hard data on the quality of engineers across the US and India and provides a clear guideline for what type of skills companies should outsource to India, and what they should continue to source in the US.”
GILD is a next generation professional social network for people in the technology industry. A fusion of social gaming, science and networking, GILD quantitatively measures real skill and talent, enabling professionals to shine and employers to find the best people. Through certifications, competitions and challenges, as well as real world professional experience, GILD’s proprietary algorithms identify real skill and talent and offer an environment where technologists can connect with other professionals and employers, compare themselves with their peers and advance their careers. Headquartered in San Francisco, GILD has offices in Bangalore, India and Beijing, China. http://www.gild.com/
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