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The DevOps Career Handbook

By : John Knight, Nate Swenson
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The DevOps Career Handbook

By: John Knight, 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)
1
Section 1: A Career in DevOps
5
Section 2: The Application Process
10
Section 3: Interview Process
13
Section 4: Tips, Tricks, and Interviews

Best ways to prepare

Before interviewing, the best way to prepare is by researching the company, your hiring manager, and the position. The job description document will have a lot of information regarding what their ideal candidate looks like. If you lack a skill that is highlighted there, you could try beefing up your knowledge in that area. If there is something required in which you are an expert, make sure you highlight this.

Pro Tip: Technical Round Prep

For the technical round, it's best to be prepared to have your résumé challenged. Everything in it is fair game, so don't misrepresent yourself!

Ask the person responsible for scheduling your interviews or your contact in HR what to expect in each round, and doubly so for technical rounds. You can get sample questions or useful feedback from prior interviews if you just ask.

If there are many items on the job description that are unfamiliar, there are many options to take quick courses in a few...