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

Updating your resume to match the career you are after

Even if you are not actively looking for a job, it is good practice to have an updated copy of your resume ready to dispense, as the perfect opportunity can come about at any time. In this section, we cover tips to improve your resume, which will lead to more callbacks and, hopefully, interviews.

Regardless of how skilled you are or how much experience you have, your resume should fit on a single page. If Elon Musk can fit his experience on one page (https://novoresume.com/career-blog/elon-musk-one-page-resume), so can you. The purpose of a resume is to allow recruiters and hiring managers to gain a quick picture of a candidate in under a minute. Some companies implement a computerized layer in the process that scans your resume for keywords and verifies requirements prior to it being passed along to a human. Let's look at what should be included in the six sections of a resume, starting with contact information.

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