An Insight on the Evaluation of the Programmer Applicants: A Review

Fayiz Momani, A.A. Zaidan

Abstract: Selecting the best software programmer applicant is a challenging task because the number of graduates from information technology department has increased rapidly due to the advancement in information and communication technology (ICT). This increase has resulted in severe competition between programmer applicants for jobs. This article is to review the studies relating to computer science and computer engineering evaluation applicants. Moreover, it describes the classification of applicants based on the software development life cycle phases. Programmer is the main axis of the study into the implementation phase.

Keywords: Programmer, computer science, computer engineering