{"id":824,"date":"2021-09-16T20:03:22","date_gmt":"2021-09-16T14:33:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/codequotient.com\/blog\/?p=824"},"modified":"2024-02-14T18:26:47","modified_gmt":"2024-02-14T12:56:47","slug":"heres-a-idea-to-hire-programmers-through-crowdsourcing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/codequotient.com\/blog\/heres-a-idea-to-hire-programmers-through-crowdsourcing\/","title":{"rendered":"Looking to Hire Programmers through Crowdsourcing? Here’s a Better Idea"},"content":{"rendered":"

Crowdsourcing is the process of combining finances, ideas, or services from a large group of individuals, usually an online community. It’s becoming increasingly popular as a means of bringing people together for a common objective.<\/p>\n

It was just a matter of time until this crowdsourcing made its way into the HR realm as well. As a result, several firms, particularly in India, actively utilise the \u2018crowdsourcing technique’ of hiring promising tech talents<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Crowdsourcing in Tech Hiring \u2013 What Does it Mean?<\/b><\/h2>\n

In tech hiring, the essential premise of crowdsourcing is the same as it is in any other field. However, in this context, it refers to obtaining and employing talent<\/a> through social networking platforms to find applicant recommendations. In addition, recruiters use it to inform their personal and professional contacts that their companies are looking for new talent.<\/p>\n

Employee referrals are a deeper extension of crowdsourcing, and it is an integral part of a multi-channel employment strategy. The candidates chosen through crowdsourcing will still have to go through the rest of the hiring process – phone screening, interview, assessment tests, etc.<\/p>\n

But how beneficial is tech hiring via crowdsourcing? Is there a better strategy than that? Read on to know more…<\/p>\n

Pitfalls of Crowdsourcing<\/b><\/h2>\n

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Companies are incorporating crowdsourcing into their talent acquisition strategy for a variety of reasons. So there aren’t any drawbacks to crowdsourcing? It turns out, there are:<\/p>\n

PROBLEM #1: Lack of Confidentiality<\/b><\/h3>\n

Crowdsourcing usually entails working with a group of random people. There are generally specifics regarding the problem, your business ambitions, or the technology that you must keep secret due to the risk of private information falling into the hands of your competition.<\/p>\n

Even if the new programmers sign a non-disclosure agreement, you can’t be sure you know who they are, where they come from, or who they work for. So make sure that the information you submit portrays your firm positively and does not allow competitors to take advantage of you.<\/p>\n

PROBLEM #2: Plagiarism<\/b><\/h3>\n

When it comes to crowdsourcing, there’s always the risk that a few experts would try to take advantage of the system by plagiarising someone else’s work or ideas to win a prize. Some people may even plagiarise without realising it.<\/p>\n

If your firm is asking for help in a new program, for example, a software developer<\/a> may unknowingly suggest a unique code that already belongs to another company.<\/p>\n

PROBLEM #3: Lack of Communication<\/b><\/h3>\n

Because we’re reaching out to a group of professionals we don’t know very well \u2013 and in many cases, a large number of professionals – it’s tough to communicate with all of them in a meaningful way, allowing them to gain a profound grasp of the problem they’re trying to address. But, unfortunately, you can’t come up with a solution if you don’t comprehend the problem.<\/p>\n

As a result, developers<\/a> attempting to solve your problem are left to make assumptions, which can lead to off-target and out-of-scope solutions, as well as a lack of confidence that you will receive the answer you require. All of this could be a complete waste of time and money.<\/p>\n

PROBLEM #4: Might Lack Quality<\/b><\/h3>\n

Crowdsourcing can generate some incredible, out-of-the-box ideas. These can be helpful at times, but they can also be incongruent with the desired objective. Even if they are professionals, hiring many people to complete work can quickly lead to inconsistency.<\/p>\n

For instance, when NASA requested its followers to name a new room that would be added to future American space stations, comedian Stephen Colbert suggested the name “Colbert.” And Colbert\u2019s followers did so in droves, with 40,000 more votes cast for him than for the runner-up. Naturally, the National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) was not amused!<\/p>\n

If you aren’t fortunate enough to hire professionals, the results could be worse than your darkest nightmares. Because crowdsourcing is sometimes done on a “best-effort” basis, you can’t expect to get precisely what you need, when you need it.<\/p>\n

So, What is Better Idea than Crowdsourcing?<\/b><\/h2>\n

Wouldn’t it be great if there was a platform dedicated only to hiring market-ready software professionals? Where every candidate is vetted against the highest industry standards, practices, ethics?<\/p>\n

CodeQuotient, a tech hire, and education platform, provides a pool of qualified candidates<\/b>, saving recruiters the time and effort of sifting through piles of applications in search of the ideal employee.<\/p>\n

SuperCoders Program<\/b><\/h4>\n

Our SuperCoders<\/a> Program at CodeQuotient prepares students to become full-stack developers. But, how is this curriculum different from the hundreds of other software learning programs available?<\/p>\n

Consider CodeQuotient an exclusive club where only the brightest and most deserving individuals can obtain a membership that no money can buy.<\/b><\/p>\n

To begin with:<\/p>\n