http://london2011.drupal.org/taxonomy/term/3044/0 en http://london2011.drupal.org/conference/sessions/mad-skillz-become-best-world <div class="field field-type-userreference field-field-presenters"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/users/dianadupuis" class="user-name">Diana Montalion Dupuis</a> </div> </div> </div> <p>Are you a themer or developer who wants to work on bigger, more complicated projects? Do you want to send your resume to top Drupal shops and get hired? Do you want to assess and approve your skills?</p> <p>If so, come to this session and create your plan. You will leave with you a take-home list of essential traitz and skillz. You'll also find out what a few top Drupal shops and in-house Drupal team leaders say are the "Most Important Skillz" their best developers possess. </p> <p>We'll focus on three essential questions:</p> <p>1. What specific skillz do I need to build?</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-audience"> <div class="field-label">Intended Audience:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Drupal development professionals who want to beef up their mad skillz and want a clear, researched answer to the question, &quot;what skills are essential to have in the Drupal talent marketplace&quot;? Team builders who want an outline of what to look for in potential developers. </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-answered"> <div class="field-label">Questions answered by this session:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> What technical skills are foundationally necessary for a Drupal themer or developer? </div> <div class="field-item even"> What technical skills are Drupal shops and clients looking for? </div> <div class="field-item odd"> What non-technical skills are Drupal shops and clients looking for? </div> <div class="field-item even"> What are some essential traitz of top developers? </div> <div class="field-item odd"> What are effective ways to prove my skills? </div> </div> </div> <fieldset class="fieldgroup group-schedule"><legend>Schedule info</legend><div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-session-slot"> <div class="field-label">Time slot:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/timeslot/24-august-1500-1600">24 August 15:00 - 16:00</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-session-room"> <div class="field-label">Room:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/room/concert-hall">Concert Hall</a> </div> </div> </div> </fieldset> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-session-slides"> <div class="field-label">Slides:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="filefield-file"><img class="filefield-icon field-icon-application-pdf" alt="application/pdf icon" src="http://london2011.drupal.org/sites/all/modules/contrib/filefield/icons/application-pdf.png" /><a href="/sites/default/files/madskills-london.pdf" type="application/pdf; length=8789979">madskills-london.pdf</a></div> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://london2011.drupal.org/conference/sessions/mad-skillz-become-best-world" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://london2011.drupal.org/conference/sessions/mad-skillz-become-best-world#comments Ecosystem Intermediate coding skills developers job searchers skills themers top shops Sun, 15 May 2011 18:46:23 +0000 dianadupuis 2039 at http://london2011.drupal.org