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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

The importance of mentorship

In this section, we will cover the benefits that a mentorship relationship can bring. This section will be broken down into four parts: the assistance and guidance toward setting achievable goals, career coaching, motivation, and career advice, as shown in the following diagram:

Figure 6.1 – The benefits of mentorship

We will start by covering how a mentor can help you set, plan, and reach your goals.

Assistance and guidance toward setting achievable goals

A mentor is going to provide guidance on how to achieve your goals. A mentor will help you ensure your goals are achievable, using milestones. The following is a true story of how my mentor helped to lead me down a path unrelated to my goal, which ended up being exactly what I needed to succeed.

Real Experiences: From DevOps Engineer to Technical Agile Coach

Leading a DevOps team had been my goal since starting a career in DevOps at United Health Group. My...