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The DevOps Career Handbook

The DevOps Career Handbook

By : John Knight, Knight, Swenson, Nate Swenson
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The DevOps Career Handbook

The DevOps Career Handbook

4.8 (13)
By: John Knight, Knight, Swenson, Nate Swenson

Overview of this book

DevOps is a set of practices that make up a culture, and practicing DevOps methods can make developers more productive and easier to work with. The DevOps Career Handbook is filled with hundreds of tips and tricks from experts regarding every step of the interview process, helping you save time and money by steering clear of avoidable mistakes. You’ll learn about the various career paths available in the field of DevOps, before acquiring the essential skills needed to begin working as a DevOps professional. If you are already a DevOps engineer, this book will help you to gain advanced skills to become a DevOps specialist. After getting to grips with the basics, you'll discover tips and tricks for preparing your resume and online profiles and find out how to build long-lasting relationships with the recruiters. Finally, you'll read through interviews which will give you an insight into a career in DevOps from the viewpoint of individuals at different career levels. By the end of this DevOps book, you’ll gain a solid understanding of what DevOps is, the various DevOps career paths, and how to prepare for your interview.
Table of Contents (17 chapters)
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Section 1: A Career in DevOps
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Section 2: The Application Process
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Section 3: Interview Process
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Section 4: Tips, Tricks, and Interviews

Building lasting connections, online and offline

You may get fortunate and be offered a job after one interaction with someone. This is not something that has happened to me; it has always been a long game when it comes to payoffs from relationships. There was an instance where a recruiter reached out to me about a job. At the time, I was not looking for a job change. We stayed connected on LinkedIn and met for lunch a few times a year. Three years later, a friend and former colleague lost his job after his department was restructured. I sent his resume over to the recruiter; within 2 weeks he was starting a well-paying contract gig that was able to hold him over while he searched for a more permanent position.

In this section, we will discuss ways to build lasting connections, both in a virtual setting and in person. We will begin by discussing how to build connections online, or in a virtual setting.

Building connections in virtual settings

In DevOps circles, remote work...

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