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The DevOps Career Handbook

You're reading from   The DevOps Career Handbook The ultimate guide to pursuing a successful career in DevOps

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2022
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781803230948
Length 234 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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Nate Swenson Nate Swenson
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John Knight John Knight
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Table of Contents (17) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Section 1: A Career in DevOps
2. Chapter 1: Career Paths FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: Essential Skills for a DevOps Practitioner 4. Chapter 3: Specialized Skills for Advanced DevOps Practitioners 5. Section 2: The Application Process
6. Chapter 4: Rebranding Yourself 7. Chapter 5: Building Your Network 8. Chapter 6: Mentorship 9. Chapter 7: Working with Recruiters 10. Section 3: Interview Process
11. Chapter 8: Preparing for Your Interview 12. Chapter 9: Interviews Step by Step 13. Section 4: Tips, Tricks, and Interviews
14. Chapter 10: DevOps Career: Tips and Tricks 15. Chapter 11: Interviews with DevOps Practitioners 16. Other Books You May Enjoy

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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