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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

What this book covers

Chapter 1, Career Paths, explores the history and culture associated with DevOps, followed by various career paths available in the field of DevOps.

Chapter 2, Essential Skills for a DevOps Practitioner, covers the skills required by all DevOps practitioners, regardless of level.

Chapter 3, Specialized Skills for Advanced DevOps Practitioners, covers the skills required for advanced careers within the field of DevOps.

Chapter 4, Rebranding Yourself, provides tips for updating your social presence as well as your résumé.

Chapter 5, Building Your Network, covers getting your skills noticed by the right people, which is key to landing a job, and offers tips and tricks on building your network to include the right people.

Chapter 6, Mentorship, focuses on the value of mentorship and how to connect with a mentor.

Chapter 7, Working with Recruiters, examines how most jobs are being filled by a combination of internal and external recruiters, giving you advice and tips on how to work with both.

Chapter 8, Preparing for Your Interview, provides tips on how to ensure you are prepared for your interview.

Chapter 9, Interviews Step by Step, walks you through what to expect at each stage of the process for both typical and non-typical interviews.

Chapter 10, DevOps Career: Tips and Tricks, provides a brain dump of the authors' 25 years of collective knowledge on things they have seen work and not work when interviewing.

Chapter 11, Interviews with DevOps Practitioners, revisits candid, open interviews with DevOps practitioners at various stages in their careers.