Comment on Homelab for DevOps experience?
appauled@sh.itjust.works 2 months agoThank you! I know a chunk of the *arr stack isn’t useable anymore.
I’m trying to get the resume experience so that I can actually land an interview! I’ve gotten an offer from every job I’ve ever interviewed for in my life (mid 20’s) but I can’t seem to land DevOps engineering interviews :./
foggy@lemmy.world 1 month ago
I’m sure the job postings will say, but many dev ops roles are looking for someone with senior experience. Like 8-10 years or the resume is ignored.
Id say the way to beat this is look for tier iii roles for folks that don’t know what they need is dev ops. Explain the value of what you want to do as a sysadmin to bring value. Then just write dev ops on your resume when you wind up doing dev ops.
appauled@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Ohhh good move! When you say tier iii roles, though, I only have about a year’s experience as a systems engineer, although my boss would let me change my title if I want. Should I list myself as a software engineer or computer engineer instead?
foggy@lemmy.world 1 month ago
So oddly tier iii is just tier 2. Most places don’t have a tier 2.
1 years experience as sysadmin is great. Here’s the neat little trick no one tells you: what you say your job is on your resume should reflect WHAT YOU DO. Not the title of what you were hired for
Are you doing dev ops at a small outfit as a support engineer? Your resume should not say “support engineer.” It should say what your tasks reflect to the market. Not what some dude said your position is.
appauled@sh.itjust.works 1 month ago
Y’know what, I never thought about that! I just figured I had to put my verbatim title on there. I think my current boss wouldn’t mind whatever title I choose either, so it works out for referrals?