Is there a shortage of mobile application developers in the market?

Mobile applications have proved a fertile arena for businesses to reach their potential audience and convert leads into opportunities. The demand for unique apps is soaring these days. However, with the number of Smartphone owners rising every month, the market has witnessed a downfall in the number of mobile application developers.

Hire the best talent:
As market demand for fresh and unique application is ascending leaps and bounds,
companies are facing a paucity of talented resources. For IT professionals, with in-depth domain understanding that dearth represents a fresh opportunity for them to revamp their career (which isn’t happening and challenging). Hiring experienced mobile apps have become the need of the hour.

The demand for mobile app developers is escalating. A recent report from ‘America’s Tech Talent Crunch’ revealed, several renowned IT job sites witnessed approximately 50% rise in the job posting for Android app developers. A popular freelance site, Elance.com reported 10-20% rise in the job posting for mobile app developers. Overall approx 55-60% rise in the job listings are seen, indicating mobile application development as a flourishing field.

Mobile Application Development – Booming platform
It is not just IT companies or a particular field that are in search for talented developers. In fact, even SMEs’ and product & services companies are struggling to introduce apps in the market to strengthen their market presence and enhance market reputation.

Mobile apps have changed the way we communicate, do business, access and consume media content. Business, individuals, and consumers have embraced the power of this medium, making development of mobile apps the most promising career of the decade.

Skill requirements:
With the mobile technology center stage in today’s time, the need to hire a professional and experienced talent for creating ‘out-of-box’ applications is intense. There are several skills an employer should look for, when judging a developer. Design, Code, and Testing are three vital elements behind a successful app development process. However, it needs a right talent to do these properly. Here are a few skills both developers and the hiring manager should take into consideration:

• Technical knowledge
• Domain expertise
• Knowledge about current updates in the domain
• Presentation skills
• Knowledge about a per-announced future app development news
• Flexible working on other platform, etc.

Note: These parameters are common for all platforms/technologies – iPhone, iPad,
Android, Symbian, etc.

An employer should also ask certain questions to understand the candidate’s
development insights. Here are a few questions an interviewer should ask:

• What to consider before starting the development process?
• How do you decide the uniqueness or USP of your creation?
• Which development process you follow? Ask the candidate to write down the
process etc.

There are several other questions you should ask a developer, also related to the project for which you are hiring the person. Briefing the candidate about the job profile is essential, only then he will be able to do justice to your questions.

Judge the candidate properly. Hire the best talent for customized app development
process.

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