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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

Things to avoid during the interview process

In the previous section, I told a story about my successes and how they helped me get into DevOps. Now, I would like to spend a few pages reminiscing on my failures, or more so my failed attempts to land a job. To start, we will travel back to 2008.

Avoid providing inaccurate or misleading information when applying for a position

The time incorrect information cost me a job.

In my junior year of college, I began looking for internships. I applied to one job that required applicants to be pursuing a degree in computer science; I was pursuing a degree in industrial engineering. When the question came up on the questionnaire asking if I was currently enrolled in a computer science program, I answered yes. A week later, I received a call from the recruiter and we began discussing the job; it was a very short discussion that ended with me being sent a link to a technical aptitude test. I must have done OK on it because I made it to the...

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