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Jacqui Young: Came for the community, stayed for the code

Published July 7, 2023
After 20 years of swinging a gavel as a licensed auctioneer, Jacqui Young bravely picked up her laptop and filled out the application for Drupal Career Online so she could transform her lifestyle and pursue a passion. This began her official bid to become a full-on contributing member of the Drupal Community, which she had become acquainted with, and intrigued by, for several years as she accompanied her partner to Drupal events. Tagging along to various Camps and Cons, Jacqui became drawn to the mobile lifestyle that a career in web development has to offer. She also felt connected to

Diversifying Drupal with Talent Development: Stars are Aligning!

Published June 23, 2021
As we kick off our outreach for the upcoming Fall 2021 session of Drupal Career Online , (our 10th year!) we can’t help but marvel, with a bit of pride, as we reflect on how cool it is that our small company has such a big-impact program for people who want to become part of our ever-impressive open source community. We’ve served stellar students, continue to have fantastic collaborations, and through it all, our Drupal Career Online program has grown, gotten better and attracted new Drupal talent to the community every one of the 10 years we’ve been presenting it

Learning Drupal: Time is On Your Side  

Published January 25, 2017
Miriam Webster defines effort as conscious exertion of power: hard work If you want to learn Drupal, you need to put forth some effort, and if you want to do it properly, get ready to exert some power for months, not days. People ask us all the time if they can get a job right out of our Drupal Career Online program. The truth is, it depends on how much hard work you put in to get out ready enough for an internship or junior position. Whether it’s Drupal or anything else, learning something and being able to apply it

Drupal Web Developer Career Series Post 4: View from the Summit

Published July 29, 2014

This is final installment of our four-part blog post series that encapsulates the advice, tips and must-do elements of career building in the Drupal Community from the panel of experts collected for DrupalEasy’s DrupalCon Austin session; Drupal Career Trailhead; Embark on a Path to Success . It will be listed with other career resources for reference at the DrupalEasy Academy Career Center .

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