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From chat gpt-4I got a 2nd interview on Monday for an Associate DevOps Engineer position. I'm meeting with the director of engineering. Anyone know what questions I can ask during my interview?
I just finished my 2nd round of interviews. It feels like it went very well.Congratulations on making it to the second interview! It's essential to come prepared with thoughtful questions that demonstrate your interest in the company and the position. Here are some questions you can ask the director of engineering during your interview:
Remember to tailor your questions to your specific interests and the company's situation. Good luck with your interview!
- Can you describe the typical day-to-day responsibilities of an Associate DevOps Engineer at your company?
- How is the DevOps team structured, and how does it collaborate with other teams in the organization?
- What are the key performance indicators (KPIs) for this role, and how do you measure success?
- What is the company's approach to continuous integration and continuous deployment (CI/CD)?
- How does the company stay up-to-date with the latest DevOps practices, tools, and technologies?
- Can you share some recent projects or challenges the DevOps team has worked on and how they were resolved?
- What are the opportunities for growth and career advancement within the DevOps team and the company as a whole?
- How does the company support professional development and skill improvement for its employees?
- What is the company culture like, and how does it promote work-life balance and employee satisfaction?
- Can you share your vision for the future of the DevOps team and how this role will contribute to that vision?
No one answered this yet? For shame Coli brehs and brehettes. Did we all just secure the bag and forget about what it was like before getting money?So many pages to go thru.. anyone know what page to find updated info on starting brand newI have no tech experience. So far from what I see I have to get a call center job first then what cert do I get with?
So many pages to go thru.. anyone know what page to find updated info on starting brand newI have no tech experience. So far from what I see I have to get a call center job first then what cert do I get with?
No one answered this yet? For shame Coli brehs and brehettes. Did we all just secure the bag and forget about what it was like before getting money?
How old are you? What experience do you have? Do you have a degree?
Regardless, get the A+ cert and the network+. On YouTube, professor messer has courses for these certs. And there’s books by a guy named Meyers (Myers?) for the certs if you’re into reading about extremely dry topics.
Apply for help desk jobs. Keep learning. You need to be able to talk about this stuff in interviews.
If you still can’t get a job, you could get an entry level Microsoft cert. I don’t remember what it’s called. You could also try getting an asset management job. That’s how I got into tech.
Calling it a call center maybe oversimplifying it but yeah, there are jobs such as help desk/service desk/technical support jobs that are about providing first point of contact support. It could be through inbound calls, people submitting tickets through email/website, or live chat.
The role may be internal support, vendor support, or managed services/service provider companies. Those jobs tend to be about remote support and not dealing with people face to face.
You also have field technician jobs. PC companies like Dell and HP sell those extended warranty plans to companies with onsite support plans. For that, they contract that work out to companies that hire people to go to offices to fix computers.
In dealing with the PC companies, they just ship a replacement part to a local UPS/FedEx for a tech that comes onsite to install it. I would rather take a help desk/tech support job than to deal with all that driving. And you're just replacing parts and calling it a day.
Those PC companies also have positions for depot support where computers get shipped to a location to get fixed. But you would need to be in an area close to the depot. I think Dell's depot is in Kentucky. And I want to say either HP or Lenovo have a places in Texas but I'm not sure.
Mike Myers. I only read half of his Network+ book. He's decent but I would recommend Todd Lammle. I think he has Network+ and Cisco books.
Also, people trying to get tech jobs should think beyond just traditional tech companies. A lot of organizations have pretty advanced tech stacks/infrastructure and require people of all levels to maintain it.
That’s why I ask people’s age when I give advice. Because the entry level jobs typically don’t pay much. Mid and more senior level roles do though.@Billy Ray Valentine great post! Do help desk/service desk/technical support jobs pay well?
@Billy Ray Valentine great post! Do help desk/service desk/technical support jobs pay well?
That’s why I ask people’s age when I give advice. Because the entry level jobs typically don’t pay much. Mid and more senior level roles do though.
Another way to get into tech is through customer service. If you can get a support role at a software company and then move into a more technical product support role as you learn more.
At 37 years old am I too old in your opinion to get an entry level job and move up?Yep. People unfortunately think if they apply with 6 certs and no experience companies "have" to pay them a bunch of money. But those companies already have people with more experience and skills making a lot less.
You need to be trying to get entry-level jobs and experience while going to school, studying or what you're doing to learn about tech.
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At 37 years old am I too old in your opinion to get an entry level job and move up?