Top Mistakes DevOps Beginners Make in 2025

it's now been four years since I made my it's now been four years since I made my career change to devops today I work as career change to devops today I work as career change to devops today I work as a freelance engineer doing six figure a freelance engineer doing six figure a freelance engineer doing six figure contracts for companies I've been contracts for companies I've been contracts for companies I've been leading a community of hundreds of leading a community of hundreds of leading a community of hundreds of devops Engineers for over a year now and devops Engineers for over a year now and devops Engineers for over a year now and during the group coaching calls I host during the group coaching calls I host during the group coaching calls I host every single week I still see people every single week I still see people every single week I still see people making the same mistakes when they're making the same mistakes when they're making the same mistakes when they're looking for a devops job in this video looking for a devops job in this video looking for a devops job in this video I'll share the main tips that I've I'll share the main tips that I've I'll share the main tips that I've gathered from all of these calls and gathered from all of these calls and gathered from all of these calls and that several of my students have used to that several of my students have used to that several of my students have used to land their first roles or double their land their first roles or double their land their first roles or double their salaries so the first thing that we need salaries so the first thing that we need salaries so the first thing that we need to get into is the definition of the to get into is the definition of the to get into is the definition of the devops engineer role because that seems devops engineer role because that seems devops engineer role because that seems to differ between the US and Europe in to differ between the US and Europe in to differ between the US and Europe in the US a devops engineer is often seen the US a devops engineer is often seen the US a devops engineer is often seen as a senior position by default it is as a senior position by default it is as a senior position by default it is usually a system administrator or a usually a system administrator or a usually a system administrator or a software developer who has then learned software developer who has then learned software developer who has then learned infrastructure or coding depending where infrastructure or coding depending where infrastructure or coding depending where they came from they came from they came from and then after about 5 years they and then after about 5 years they and then after about 5 years they promote into devops promote into devops promote into devops engineering now here in Europe it's engineering now here in Europe it's engineering now here in Europe it's completely different here there is such completely different here there is such completely different here there is such a thing as a junior devops engineer a thing as a junior devops engineer a thing as a junior devops engineer which we're going to look into um in a which we're going to look into um in a which we're going to look into um in a second but you need to take this into second but you need to take this into second but you need to take this into account so if you are in the US if you account so if you are in the US if you account so if you are in the US if you are trying to land your first job in the are trying to land your first job in the are trying to land your first job in the industry maybe devops engineer isn't the industry maybe devops engineer isn't the industry maybe devops engineer isn't the title that you need to be going after in title that you need to be going after in title that you need to be going after in that case a cloud engineer or a system that case a cloud engineer or a system that case a cloud engineer or a system administrator title is actually maybe a

administrator title is actually maybe a administrator title is actually maybe a a a way of getting into the industry a a way of getting into the industry a a way of getting into the industry which will then lead to your devops which will then lead to your devops which will then lead to your devops title later here in Europe we can go title later here in Europe we can go title later here in Europe we can go straight for junior devops but in the US straight for junior devops but in the US straight for junior devops but in the US you might want to start with CIS admin you might want to start with CIS admin you might want to start with CIS admin or Cloud or Cloud or Cloud engineer and you'll have to research engineer and you'll have to research engineer and you'll have to research your local market which we're going to your local market which we're going to your local market which we're going to see in one of the next see in one of the next see in one of the next sections so just to prove my point here sections so just to prove my point here sections so just to prove my point here I have opened a LinkedIn page here and I I have opened a LinkedIn page here and I I have opened a LinkedIn page here and I looking for junior devops in the looking for junior devops in the looking for junior devops in the Netherlands and I have experience level Netherlands and I have experience level Netherlands and I have experience level internship and entry level here not even internship and entry level here not even internship and entry level here not even associate and what I get is devops um ad associate and what I get is devops um ad associate and what I get is devops um ad beher so that means devops administrator beher so that means devops administrator beher so that means devops administrator so that's already have that then you so that's already have that then you so that's already have that then you would have the devops title on your CV would have the devops title on your CV would have the devops title on your CV instantly you have your it minor devops instantly you have your it minor devops instantly you have your it minor devops devops Cloud trainee ship so this also devops Cloud trainee ship so this also devops Cloud trainee ship so this also an an interesting keyword to look for an an interesting keyword to look for an an interesting keyword to look for trainee ships associate Azure Cloud Ops trainee ships associate Azure Cloud Ops trainee ships associate Azure Cloud Ops devops traineeship it ICT specialist and devops traineeship it ICT specialist and devops traineeship it ICT specialist and it traineeship Etc so here I have 46 it traineeship Etc so here I have 46 it traineeship Etc so here I have 46 roles that I can apply for which are all roles that I can apply for which are all roles that I can apply for which are all on a junior entry level position when I on a junior entry level position when I on a junior entry level position when I search for junior deos so this is search for junior deos so this is search for junior deos so this is probably very different in the states in probably very different in the states in probably very different in the states in that case you would have to look for that case you would have to look for that case you would have to look for system administrator or Junior sis admin system administrator or Junior sis admin system administrator or Junior sis admin for example and okay it support is also for example and okay it support is also for example and okay it support is also a way into it a way into it a way into it but I see that as one of the Last but I see that as one of the Last but I see that as one of the Last Resorts because many of my senior

Resorts because many of my senior Resorts because many of my senior friends have recommended to me that friends have recommended to me that friends have recommended to me that support is easy to get into but hard to support is easy to get into but hard to support is easy to get into but hard to get out of so use that one as a last get out of so use that one as a last get out of so use that one as a last resort now let's take a look at some resort now let's take a look at some resort now let's take a look at some more searches so if you search for more searches so if you search for more searches so if you search for junior devops engineer here in the junior devops engineer here in the junior devops engineer here in the Netherlands then at indeed I get uh over Netherlands then at indeed I get uh over Netherlands then at indeed I get uh over a hundred a hundred a hundred of free roles here so there's devops of free roles here so there's devops of free roles here so there's devops engineer Junior Cloud engineer Junior engineer Junior Cloud engineer Junior engineer Junior Cloud engineer Junior developer developer developer traineeship uh junior trading operations traineeship uh junior trading operations traineeship uh junior trading operations devops engineer Junior devops engineer devops engineer Junior devops engineer devops engineer Junior devops engineer so there are tons of Junior positions so there are tons of Junior positions so there are tons of Junior positions here in in the Netherlands that you can here in in the Netherlands that you can here in in the Netherlands that you can find so many people from the US they find so many people from the US they find so many people from the US they don't relate to this they they don't don't relate to this they they don't don't relate to this they they don't understand how I I could have gotten a understand how I I could have gotten a understand how I I could have gotten a devops job as my first entry point in devops job as my first entry point in devops job as my first entry point in the industry but this is why the the the the industry but this is why the the the the industry but this is why the the the the the the the culture is the culture is the culture is different but there's a way around it so different but there's a way around it so different but there's a way around it so yeah there are more there also like yeah there are more there also like yeah there are more there also like companies that have Junior devops companies that have Junior devops companies that have Junior devops engineer straight away so here's a engineer straight away so here's a engineer straight away so here's a devops junior devops engineer in devops junior devops engineer in devops junior devops engineer in Amsterdam setting up Cloud native Amsterdam setting up Cloud native Amsterdam setting up Cloud native environment so you're already working environment so you're already working environment so you're already working with kubernetes it's amazing public with kubernetes it's amazing public with kubernetes it's amazing public Cloud terraform gitlab uh salary till Cloud terraform gitlab uh salary till Cloud terraform gitlab uh salary till 55k so you would probably get about 40K 55k so you would probably get about 40K 55k so you would probably get about 40K 45k and U the normal Sal salary for a um 45k and U the normal Sal salary for a um 45k and U the normal Sal salary for a um almost senior Dev Ops engineer would be almost senior Dev Ops engineer would be almost senior Dev Ops engineer would be around 65 70k so finally a traineeship

around 65 70k so finally a traineeship around 65 70k so finally a traineeship is also a very important keyw to find is also a very important keyw to find is also a very important keyw to find traineeship so if you if you search for traineeship so if you if you search for traineeship so if you if you search for devops devops devops traineeship what this means is that traineeship what this means is that traineeship what this means is that basically you are going to be um paid a basically you are going to be um paid a basically you are going to be um paid a lot less but you're going to be allowed lot less but you're going to be allowed lot less but you're going to be allowed to learn on the job they accept that you to learn on the job they accept that you to learn on the job they accept that you don't have the skills yet and that you don't have the skills yet and that you don't have the skills yet and that you need to learn and therefore you get paid need to learn and therefore you get paid need to learn and therefore you get paid less but this is actually a great way less but this is actually a great way less but this is actually a great way into the industry if this is available into the industry if this is available into the industry if this is available in your local area so also use that in your local area so also use that in your local area so also use that keyword to your advantage for example keyword to your advantage for example keyword to your advantage for example DHL here has a Tres ship it and then you DHL here has a Tres ship it and then you DHL here has a Tres ship it and then you would already be trained in a large would already be trained in a large would already be trained in a large company so you could move on from a company so you could move on from a company so you could move on from a traineeship to a more SE to a more traineeship to a more SE to a more traineeship to a more SE to a more senior role in that same company which senior role in that same company which senior role in that same company which is great now the second thing that you is great now the second thing that you is great now the second thing that you could do is doing a internship so maybe could do is doing a internship so maybe could do is doing a internship so maybe you could you could get a part-time job you could you could get a part-time job you could you could get a part-time job and then you would work basically for and then you would work basically for and then you would work basically for free for two days a week at a company free for two days a week at a company free for two days a week at a company and an internship is something where you and an internship is something where you and an internship is something where you are being trade trained you might not are being trade trained you might not are being trade trained you might not even be paid but you can be learning on even be paid but you can be learning on even be paid but you can be learning on the job and something that I'm going to the job and something that I'm going to the job and something that I'm going to be saying a lot more frequently in this be saying a lot more frequently in this be saying a lot more frequently in this video is that in the video is that in the video is that in the beginning skills are your most valuable beginning skills are your most valuable beginning skills are your most valuable asset it's the most valuable thing that asset it's the most valuable thing that asset it's the most valuable thing that you can accumulate when you are trying you can accumulate when you are trying you can accumulate when you are trying to change your careers or you're trying to change your careers or you're trying to change your careers or you're trying to land your first role do not think

to land your first role do not think to land your first role do not think about money at all like if you get about money at all like if you get about money at all like if you get minimum wage you should be happy this is minimum wage you should be happy this is minimum wage you should be happy this is the the amount of humility you should the the amount of humility you should the the amount of humility you should have if you want to really land a job in have if you want to really land a job in have if you want to really land a job in in the industry right now this is also in the industry right now this is also in the industry right now this is also what I did and I'm going to be going what I did and I'm going to be going what I did and I'm going to be going deeper into this in the next section but deeper into this in the next section but deeper into this in the next section but skills it's if you can if you can skills it's if you can if you can skills it's if you can if you can accumulate skills that is the most accumulate skills that is the most accumulate skills that is the most important thing and there is this important thing and there is this important thing and there is this conundrum where in order to land a conundrum where in order to land a conundrum where in order to land a devops job you need to get experience devops job you need to get experience devops job you need to get experience because they ask for like two years of because they ask for like two years of because they ask for like two years of experience but if you can't get the experience but if you can't get the experience but if you can't get the experience without a job so that is experience without a job so that is experience without a job so that is where the internship comes in now I am where the internship comes in now I am where the internship comes in now I am doing my part in trying to solve this doing my part in trying to solve this doing my part in trying to solve this problem and that is why I launched the problem and that is why I launched the problem and that is why I launched the cubecraft internship so when you join my cubecraft internship so when you join my cubecraft internship so when you join my Cube devops Community which also Cube devops Community which also Cube devops Community which also contains everything you need to land contains everything you need to land contains everything you need to land your first devops job it has 40 hours of your first devops job it has 40 hours of your first devops job it has 40 hours of courses you will learn kubernetes you courses you will learn kubernetes you courses you will learn kubernetes you will learn how to present yourself set will learn how to present yourself set will learn how to present yourself set up your LinkedIn write a CV everything up your LinkedIn write a CV everything up your LinkedIn write a CV everything that is needed to land your first job is that is needed to land your first job is that is needed to land your first job is in this community but now it also in this community but now it also in this community but now it also includes an internship so when you apply includes an internship so when you apply includes an internship so when you apply for when you join and there are limited for when you join and there are limited for when you join and there are limited spots available but if you join today spots available but if you join today spots available but if you join today you are guaranteed a you are guaranteed a you are guaranteed a spot if if you join the The Internship spot if if you join the The Internship spot if if you join the The Internship then you're going to get a program which then you're going to get a program which then you're going to get a program which you will follow you will complete you will follow you will complete you will follow you will complete courses in a certain order and you will courses in a certain order and you will courses in a certain order and you will have to provide proof of completing

have to provide proof of completing have to provide proof of completing those courses they are designed that way those courses they are designed that way those courses they are designed that way and then what you can do my friends is and then what you can do my friends is and then what you can do my friends is you can go to you can go to you can go to LinkedIn go to your profile add experience to your profile profile add experience to your profile where you will write Junior devops where you will write Junior devops where you will write Junior devops engineer engineer engineer and you will the the type would be and you will the the type would be and you will the the type would be internship and the company will be internship and the company will be internship and the company will be cubecraft so I am giving you an cubecraft so I am giving you an cubecraft so I am giving you an opportunity to get verified experience opportunity to get verified experience opportunity to get verified experience on your CV and on on your CV and on on your CV and on LinkedIn when you join ccft you're LinkedIn when you join ccft you're LinkedIn when you join ccft you're eligible for this internship and when eligible for this internship and when eligible for this internship and when you do the the work when you do the you do the the work when you do the you do the the work when you do the tasks and you submit that to me I will tasks and you submit that to me I will tasks and you submit that to me I will verify it and then you will have have verify it and then you will have have verify it and then you will have have this on your this on your this on your CV when some when an employer wants to CV when some when an employer wants to CV when some when an employer wants to verify this I will share my contact verify this I will share my contact verify this I will share my contact details with you and the the employer details with you and the the employer details with you and the the employer can contact me as a reference and I will can contact me as a reference and I will can contact me as a reference and I will provide that reference I will explain provide that reference I will explain provide that reference I will explain what you have learned and what you have what you have learned and what you have what you have learned and what you have done this is my this is something unique done this is my this is something unique done this is my this is something unique you won't find this anywhere else in the you won't find this anywhere else in the you won't find this anywhere else in the world on the internet try getting this world on the internet try getting this world on the internet try getting this with tech world with Nana or coldcloud with tech world with Nana or coldcloud with tech world with Nana or coldcloud it doesn't exist and here you can get it it doesn't exist and here you can get it it doesn't exist and here you can get it so so so The Internship lasts for as long as you The Internship lasts for as long as you The Internship lasts for as long as you are part of the community and you can are part of the community and you can are part of the community and you can get verified experience on your CV and I get verified experience on your CV and I get verified experience on your CV and I will reference you I'm trying to do my will reference you I'm trying to do my will reference you I'm trying to do my part in solving this problem and I think

part in solving this problem and I think part in solving this problem and I think this is a great way to do it and I can this is a great way to do it and I can this is a great way to do it and I can guarantee you when you do the internship guarantee you when you do the internship guarantee you when you do the internship and you complete what is required for it and you complete what is required for it and you complete what is required for it you're going to know a hell of a lot you're going to know a hell of a lot you're going to know a hell of a lot more than I did when I landed my first more than I did when I landed my first more than I did when I landed my first devops job let that sink devops job let that sink devops job let that sink in so the third tip that I going to give in so the third tip that I going to give in so the third tip that I going to give you is to research your local market and you is to research your local market and you is to research your local market and specialize to devops is a very broad specialize to devops is a very broad specialize to devops is a very broad field and this is why you need someone field and this is why you need someone field and this is why you need someone to help you you need a mentor like me to help you you need a mentor like me to help you you need a mentor like me that I provide in cubecraft to put you that I provide in cubecraft to put you that I provide in cubecraft to put you on the right path and one way of on the right path and one way of on the right path and one way of figuring out the correct path for you is figuring out the correct path for you is figuring out the correct path for you is to do local market research so when I go to do local market research so when I go to do local market research so when I go on LinkedIn and I search for AWS in the on LinkedIn and I search for AWS in the on LinkedIn and I search for AWS in the Netherlands I get a significantly less Netherlands I get a significantly less Netherlands I get a significantly less amount of jobs than when I search for amount of jobs than when I search for amount of jobs than when I search for Azure so for me living in the Azure so for me living in the Azure so for me living in the Netherlands it makes a lot more sense to Netherlands it makes a lot more sense to Netherlands it makes a lot more sense to specialize on the Azure Cloud gcp Google specialize on the Azure Cloud gcp Google specialize on the Azure Cloud gcp Google cloud has almost no jobs available so cloud has almost no jobs available so cloud has almost no jobs available so even though I would love to learn gcp even though I would love to learn gcp even though I would love to learn gcp why would I do that because I can't Lear why would I do that because I can't Lear why would I do that because I can't Lear a job that's the thing so you have to a job that's the thing so you have to a job that's the thing so you have to figure out what your local market um is figure out what your local market um is figure out what your local market um is asking for do they want Jenkins or do asking for do they want Jenkins or do asking for do they want Jenkins or do they not want Jenkins companies here in they not want Jenkins companies here in they not want Jenkins companies here in the Netherlands don't ask for Jenkins the Netherlands don't ask for Jenkins the Netherlands don't ask for Jenkins yet Tech world with Nana recommends you yet Tech world with Nana recommends you yet Tech world with Nana recommends you learn Jenkins it's useless if you're not learn Jenkins it's useless if you're not learn Jenkins it's useless if you're not going to get a job so you have to going to get a job so you have to going to get a job so you have to research your market and then when you research your market and then when you research your market and then when you find these niches you specialize in them

find these niches you specialize in them find these niches you specialize in them you hone down your learning to learn you hone down your learning to learn you hone down your learning to learn these skills and then when you present these skills and then when you present these skills and then when you present yourself to the job then you take off yourself to the job then you take off yourself to the job then you take off all the boxes and then it's more likely all the boxes and then it's more likely all the boxes and then it's more likely that you will get into an interview so that you will get into an interview so that you will get into an interview so you need to specialize this is very you need to specialize this is very you need to specialize this is very important because devop is too broad important because devop is too broad important because devop is too broad especially in the beginning now a second especially in the beginning now a second especially in the beginning now a second Point here is that job descriptions are Point here is that job descriptions are Point here is that job descriptions are written by HR they are usually not written by HR they are usually not written by HR they are usually not written by the tech people HR just gets written by the tech people HR just gets written by the tech people HR just gets a request to hire a devop engineer and a request to hire a devop engineer and a request to hire a devop engineer and then they take all of the previous job then they take all of the previous job then they take all of the previous job descriptions and just put them in a pile descriptions and just put them in a pile descriptions and just put them in a pile and this is where you get job and this is where you get job and this is where you get job descriptions where yeah you need to have descriptions where yeah you need to have descriptions where yeah you need to have five years of experience with both AWS five years of experience with both AWS five years of experience with both AWS Azure and gcp you need to know Azure and gcp you need to know Azure and gcp you need to know kubernetes Linux Windows Server Jenkins kubernetes Linux Windows Server Jenkins kubernetes Linux Windows Server Jenkins Argo Argo Argo flux Etc right so they just they just flux Etc right so they just they just flux Etc right so they just they just spw out every single technology that spw out every single technology that spw out every single technology that they will find when they Google devops they will find when they Google devops they will find when they Google devops and then they hope for the best and they and then they hope for the best and they and then they hope for the best and they try to find a unicorn so don't be try to find a unicorn so don't be try to find a unicorn so don't be discouraged when you see these job discouraged when you see these job discouraged when you see these job descriptions you have to um you have to descriptions you have to um you have to descriptions you have to um you have to take off some of the boxes but don't take off some of the boxes but don't take off some of the boxes but don't feel that you can't apply if you are feel that you can't apply if you are feel that you can't apply if you are lacking a few as long as you can lacking a few as long as you can lacking a few as long as you can convince them that you're able to learn convince them that you're able to learn convince them that you're able to learn or they might not even need the skills or they might not even need the skills or they might not even need the skills but don't be discouraged just apply but don't be discouraged just apply but don't be discouraged just apply anyway if you have the basics of Linux

anyway if you have the basics of Linux anyway if you have the basics of Linux kubernetes a cloud provider and python kubernetes a cloud provider and python kubernetes a cloud provider and python coding then you can apply for anything coding then you can apply for anything coding then you can apply for anything seriously those are the basics that you seriously those are the basics that you seriously those are the basics that you need now circling back to this need now circling back to this need now circling back to this internship traineeship point that I was internship traineeship point that I was internship traineeship point that I was making before you can out compete any making before you can out compete any making before you can out compete any one if you are simply willing to work one if you are simply willing to work one if you are simply willing to work for less for less for less money companies only think about money money companies only think about money money companies only think about money and if they can save $10,000 a year by and if they can save $10,000 a year by and if they can save $10,000 a year by hiring you instead of a different hiring you instead of a different hiring you instead of a different candidate they will go for you if you candidate they will go for you if you candidate they will go for you if you somewhat meet their somewhat meet their somewhat meet their requirements you can outcompete anybody requirements you can outcompete anybody requirements you can outcompete anybody I'm going to repeat it again you can I'm going to repeat it again you can I'm going to repeat it again you can outcompete anybody if you are cheaper if outcompete anybody if you are cheaper if outcompete anybody if you are cheaper if you are simply willing to work for you are simply willing to work for you are simply willing to work for less if you are changing careers if you less if you are changing careers if you less if you are changing careers if you are if you made it your life's Mission are if you made it your life's Mission are if you made it your life's Mission like I did when I changed when I decided like I did when I changed when I decided like I did when I changed when I decided I wanted a Tech Career I was working as I wanted a Tech Career I was working as I wanted a Tech Career I was working as a nurse I had no previous experience in a nurse I had no previous experience in a nurse I had no previous experience in the industry but I simply made it my the industry but I simply made it my the industry but I simply made it my life's mission to land a tech job even life's mission to land a tech job even life's mission to land a tech job even if it if it took me 10 years I was going if it if it took me 10 years I was going if it if it took me 10 years I was going to do it it took me six months but to do it it took me six months but to do it it took me six months but because I made this determination I was because I made this determination I was because I made this determination I was willing to do anything to land my first willing to do anything to land my first willing to do anything to land my first job and I literally said I'm willing to job and I literally said I'm willing to job and I literally said I'm willing to work work for minimum wage if I can get work work for minimum wage if I can get work work for minimum wage if I can get my first position and that's what ended my first position and that's what ended my first position and that's what ended up happening I earned a little bit more up happening I earned a little bit more up happening I earned a little bit more than minimum wage but wasn't much than minimum wage but wasn't much than minimum wage but wasn't much more but the thing is I knew I realized

more but the thing is I knew I realized more but the thing is I knew I realized that it's not about money in the that it's not about money in the that it's not about money in the beginning your most important asset in beginning your most important asset in beginning your most important asset in the beginning in the first one or two the beginning in the first one or two the beginning in the first one or two years of your career in the tech years of your career in the tech years of your career in the tech industry specifically devops skills are industry specifically devops skills are industry specifically devops skills are your most valuable asset no amount of your most valuable asset no amount of your most valuable asset no amount of money is going to be worth more than money is going to be worth more than money is going to be worth more than your skills the skills that you build up your skills the skills that you build up your skills the skills that you build up on the on the on the job think about it two years of devops job think about it two years of devops job think about it two years of devops experience is worth at the current state experience is worth at the current state experience is worth at the current state of the market easily 100K a year in the of the market easily 100K a year in the of the market easily 100K a year in the US but it's it's easily 150k in the US US but it's it's easily 150k in the US US but it's it's easily 150k in the US that's the average salary in kuber for that's the average salary in kuber for that's the average salary in kuber for kubernetes kubernetes kubernetes jobs so if you work for 10 years as a jobs so if you work for 10 years as a jobs so if you work for 10 years as a devops engineer you're going to be devops engineer you're going to be devops engineer you're going to be earning $1.5 earning $1.5 earning $1.5 million before million before million before taxes now does it make sense to apply taxes now does it make sense to apply taxes now does it make sense to apply for hundreds of jobs now and saying oh I for hundreds of jobs now and saying oh I for hundreds of jobs now and saying oh I need to get more than minimum wage I need to get more than minimum wage I need to get more than minimum wage I need to get this amount of income be need to get this amount of income be need to get this amount of income be because I I feel I should be compensated because I I feel I should be compensated because I I feel I should be compensated honestly for my for my honestly for my for my honestly for my for my work is that really worth it not getting work is that really worth it not getting work is that really worth it not getting a job a job a job if you can out compete someone and work if you can out compete someone and work if you can out compete someone and work for cheaper and then in the next 10 for cheaper and then in the next 10 for cheaper and then in the next 10 years earn1 half million dollars what's years earn1 half million dollars what's years earn1 half million dollars what's the rush why why would you then limit the rush why why would you then limit the rush why why would you then limit yourself Landing your first position is

yourself Landing your first position is yourself Landing your first position is your number one priority work for your number one priority work for your number one priority work for minimum wage work for free if you have minimum wage work for free if you have minimum wage work for free if you have to for six months and deliver pizzas to to for six months and deliver pizzas to to for six months and deliver pizzas to buy buy buy food but land your first position get food but land your first position get food but land your first position get your first six six 6 to 12 months on your first six six 6 to 12 months on your first six six 6 to 12 months on your CV and you're going to be earning your CV and you're going to be earning your CV and you're going to be earning $1.5 million over the next 10 years that $1.5 million over the next 10 years that $1.5 million over the next 10 years that is the most important skills are your is the most important skills are your is the most important skills are your most important most important most important asset work for free or work for less and asset work for free or work for less and asset work for free or work for less and your future self is going to thank you your future self is going to thank you your future self is going to thank you so the fifth and last point I have for so the fifth and last point I have for so the fifth and last point I have for you is to start a home lab seriously you is to start a home lab seriously you is to start a home lab seriously this is the most important thing that this is the most important thing that this is the most important thing that you need to do if you want to land a job you need to do if you want to land a job you need to do if you want to land a job in the devops industry start a home lab in the devops industry start a home lab in the devops industry start a home lab and as I explained in my devops road map and as I explained in my devops road map and as I explained in my devops road map video we have Michael Kate here who is a video we have Michael Kate here who is a video we have Michael Kate here who is a field CTO for vhm he says I was tweeting field CTO for vhm he says I was tweeting field CTO for vhm he says I was tweeting about this and he says I completely about this and he says I completely about this and he says I completely agree with this some people love exams agree with this some people love exams agree with this some people love exams but I think the Practical approach will but I think the Practical approach will but I think the Practical approach will beat exams every day of the week so if beat exams every day of the week so if beat exams every day of the week so if you come to him and you say I'm running you come to him and you say I'm running you come to him and you say I'm running a five node kubernetes cluster in my a five node kubernetes cluster in my a five node kubernetes cluster in my closet then he is going to put you above closet then he is going to put you above closet then he is going to put you above other candidates who might have a CS other candidates who might have a CS other candidates who might have a CS degree and tons of certification degree and tons of certification degree and tons of certification because you have actually done the work because you have actually done the work because you have actually done the work you know how it works a couple of more you know how it works a couple of more you know how it works a couple of more proofs of this point are uh check out my proofs of this point are uh check out my proofs of this point are uh check out my devops road map video there's a lot of devops road map video there's a lot of devops road map video there's a lot of this in here here it says um true been a this in here here it says um true been a this in here here it says um true been a CTO and CEO myself and would hire that

CTO and CEO myself and would hire that CTO and CEO myself and would hire that guy on the spot this is where I was guy on the spot this is where I was guy on the spot this is where I was talking about having a kubernetes talking about having a kubernetes talking about having a kubernetes cluster at home and here this guy got cluster at home and here this guy got cluster at home and here this guy got hired at hired at hired at Microsoft because he got asked about his Microsoft because he got asked about his Microsoft because he got asked about his home Labs so home Labs so home Labs so start a home lab this is the most start a home lab this is the most start a home lab this is the most important thing that you need to do important thing that you need to do important thing that you need to do because certifications are important I'm because certifications are important I'm because certifications are important I'm not against certifications I highly not against certifications I highly not against certifications I highly recommend you get them but you need to recommend you get them but you need to recommend you get them but you need to supplement that with your own practical supplement that with your own practical supplement that with your own practical skills and it's a lot of fun and be skills and it's a lot of fun and be skills and it's a lot of fun and be aware the self-hosting rabbit hole is a aware the self-hosting rabbit hole is a aware the self-hosting rabbit hole is a fun but addictive Rabbit Hole to get fun but addictive Rabbit Hole to get fun but addictive Rabbit Hole to get into but it's super fun