Dropsolid’s LEGO-Based Hiring Session Featured on Day 6 of Drupal Advent Calendar

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Drupal Advent Calendar Day 6: Dropsolid’s Creative Approach to Talent Building — James Shield

For Day 6 of the Drupal Advent Calendar, James Shields spotlights a talk by Jess Vetsuypers and Eline Van Coillie of Dropsolid on how to recruit and retain Drupal talent. The presentation emphasized creative evaluation techniques—most notably, a LEGO-building challenge to assess collaboration and communication during the selection process. Shield noted it was a missed opportunity that the recording didn’t include visuals of what participants built.

The session stood out for its audience engagement and practical insights into building sustainable teams within the Drupal ecosystem. It reinforced the importance of hands-on, people-centric recruitment to grow strong community-aligned organisations—an approach especially relevant in today’s competitive tech hiring landscape.

Reference: Advent Calendar day 6 – From starters to solid Drupal team members by James Shields (lostcarpark) (6 December 2025)

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