Soft Skills fwdays'24 conference
as the organisers put it
Soft Skills fwdays'24 - is the first conference from Fwdays, where we will look at the other side of the coin and find out why soft skills are important and what qualities are necessary for a qualified developer.
who it's for
software developers, team leads, engineering managers, recruiters and talent sourcers, mentors and career coaches, technical interviewers
topics
personal development plan template; 360 performance reviews; feedback culture and radical candor; cross-cultural communication tactics; DISC personality profiling; interviewer techniques and checklists; presenting a three-minute pitch; mentoring program design and metrics; impostor syndrome leadership strategies; burnout archetypes and recovery steps; Ukrainian IT market statistics; Atlassian and Jira for coordination
| title | author | length |
|---|---|---|
| What Tool Helps You Grow and Get a Raise? | Iryna Lisovska | 22m |
Iryna Lisovska, Head of HR/Recruitment at Acropolium, explains how a Personal Development Plan (PDP) serves as a concrete tool for career growth and salary… | ||
| How an IT Pro Can Go on Vacation Abroad | Serhii Tovstonoh | 34m |
An IT professional describes his path from volunteering to military service in Ukraine, explains how mobilization and reserve processes work, and dispels myths… | ||
| How to Achieve Results Through a Culture of Feedback in Your Team | Mar'iana Boloban | 20m |
The talk explains how to build a feedback culture to accelerate team results, naming Radical Candor and the 4A Framework (from Netflix) as practical… | ||
| Mastering cross-cultural communication | Anna Gandrabura | 01h 05m |
Concrete tactics and concrete takeaways: step‑by‑step strategies for Top things to know for Ukrainian developers when joining multicultural teams, a map of… | ||
| Leadership, Soft Skills and Personality Types for IT Teams | Serhii Tytenko | 44m |
The talk explains using the DISC personality model to understand team members’ temperaments, strengths, and weaknesses for better leadership and interpersonal… | ||
| Mission (Im)possible: How to Get an Offer in 2024 | Oleksandra Myronova | 52m |
Overview of the 2024 IT job market with numbers, salary rates, and common pain points; outlines the full job-search cycle, highlights which stage matters most… | ||
| How to Run an Interview Without Threatening to Get Your Nose Broken by Offended Candidates | Serhii Babich | 41m |
Serhiy Babich, a Solution Architect at Edvantis, explains how to run job interviews effectively and respectfully: prepare focused questions, listen actively… | ||
| Taming the Dragon: Leadership with Imposter Syndrome | Oleksandr Zinevych | 43m |
A speaker from Avenga describes how imposter syndrome affected his roughly 10-year IT career and blocked personal and career growth. He outlines signs of… | ||
| The Path to Finding Meaning and Restoring Interest in Work | Anastasiia Khait | 39m |
A presentation by Anastasiia Khait (EIS Group) examines causes and recognition of occupational burnout among IT professionals, including archetypes and how… | ||
| How to Effectively Invest Experience in Others' Success | Roman Povzyk | 47m |
A product analyst from Bini Games shares practical mentorship advice for IT specialists with at least six months’ experience, covering where to find mentees… | ||
| The Strength of Being Vulnerable | Nick Gicinto | 35m |
Claim: vulnerability builds trust and improves outcomes. Evidence: built insider threat programs at Uber and Tesla (hired full teams and launched operations)… | ||
| How to Effectively Present Your Potential in an Interview | Viktoriia Nalyvaiko | 43m |
Victoria Nalyvaiko, CEO & Co‑Founder of BazaIT, explains how to craft a personal pitch to present your potential in a job interview, including sales points and… | ||
| The Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse of Workplace Relationships | Artem Bykovets | 39m |
Identifies four destructive communication patterns that undermine team atmosphere, productivity, and cause conflicts in tech teams (applied to sprint planning… | ||
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