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The DevOps Career Handbook

By : John Knight, Nate Swenson
Book Image

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

Chapter 4: Rebranding Yourself

You are continuously learning, growing, and becoming a better version of yourself. Those who see you on a frequent basis know exactly who you are and what skills you possess; however, to the rest of the world you are defined by your social profiles. In this chapter, we will guide you through how to ensure your social profiles, resume, and personal web pages match who you have become and what you want to accomplish. We will start by refreshing your social profiles, then work on your other online sites, such as GitLab and GitHub, and end with ensuring your resume matches your social profiles.

We will cover the following main topics in this chapter:

  • Ways of improving your LinkedIn profile
  • Updating your resume to match the career you are after
  • Updating or creating your personal web page
  • Leveraging Twitter and other social profiles