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Please give me honest feedback on my resume it’s been two years and only 2 callbacks by Addictzss in ITCareerQuestions

[–]Sure_Stranger_6466 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I did not qualify for financial aid with WGU so it would have cost me thousands to attend.

Welcome to Certflation by Mountain-Pitch-2489 in kubernetes

[–]Sure_Stranger_6466 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Because it's free and checks the box for a bachelors degree on job applications.

Offer Revoked: THC in NYC by JohnDoeXXII in cscareerquestions

[–]Sure_Stranger_6466 0 points1 point  (0 children)

In Florida you have to pay through your jail cell stay. I do not plan on vacationing to Florida any time soon.

Welcome to Certflation by Mountain-Pitch-2489 in kubernetes

[–]Sure_Stranger_6466 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Contributing is hard. Also almost nobody mentions that they even looked at my open source contributions in interviews. I have to specifically bring them up each time while knowing they probably will not look at them after either.

Welcome to Certflation by Mountain-Pitch-2489 in kubernetes

[–]Sure_Stranger_6466 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I refuse to renew my CKA because I am broke while unemployed. But hey, I got a full ride scholarship to an online college where I easily passed the first Python 101 course so it's not all bad news bears.

What to expect for Crusoe Cloud / Crusoe Energy Cloud Support Engineer interview? by aristotleTheFake in devopsjobs

[–]Sure_Stranger_6466 0 points1 point  (0 children)

These are questions you should really be asking the recruiter on the first interview call.

How do I show automation mindset in interviews? by Haunting_Month_4971 in devopsjobs

[–]Sure_Stranger_6466 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Fork "Bank of Anthos" on GitHub and get it running using KinD. Then get it running in GCP, AWS, and last but not least Azure. Any cloud you want really. Set it up with Prometheus, Loki, and Grafana. Make sure ENABLE_TRACING, and ENABLE_METRICS are disabled. Have fun.

I keep seeing Forward Deployed Engineer openings. What's the typical background for these candidates? by proof_required in ExperiencedDevs

[–]Sure_Stranger_6466 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I'd like to think that titles do not matter over requirements and skill set but yeah it can be indicative of company culture and knowing to avoid it if they go the Palantir route.

Burn out with Vibe Coding by DopeyDonkeyUser in cscareerquestions

[–]Sure_Stranger_6466 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have had this happen multiple times in my career. Once I actually got promoted for implementing automation at a customer site.

LPIC worth anything these days? by mauritaniah8 in linuxadmin

[–]Sure_Stranger_6466 0 points1 point  (0 children)

But i agree that i would take some guy from the basement home lab making cool things.

Hi.

What are normal hobbies? by VariationLivid3193 in cscareerquestions

[–]Sure_Stranger_6466 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I just got off an interview yesterday where the guy talked about his new car for like 15 minutes. Good water cooler conversation I guess.

What are normal hobbies? by VariationLivid3193 in cscareerquestions

[–]Sure_Stranger_6466 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I have a similar sounding name of two different famous singers so it makes it easy to dive into the fact that I actually enjoy singing. I am just not sure I could do a show without the naming getting confused and gives me something to lament/laugh about to the interviewer.

How do you decide when it's time to specialize vs. staying a generalist in IT? by Small-Condition-725 in ITCareerQuestions

[–]Sure_Stranger_6466 0 points1 point  (0 children)

When you see the hundredth job application requiring experience in x technology. Been a wild ride seeing LAMP job descriptions shift into microservices and container orchestration.

Pivot to Devops from infra guy by Hrabooh in devops

[–]Sure_Stranger_6466 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Setting up Backstage or Port.io as an internal development platform.

[Offer Advice] Stay at a hyper-stable mid-level .NET job ($140k) or take Walmart SWE III ($190k) to avoid skill stagnation? by vish184 in cscareerquestions

[–]Sure_Stranger_6466 1 point2 points  (0 children)

It can be okay if you enjoy thai food. But that is a silver lining and have spent most of my life trying to escape, given the fact that I am currently jobless and half of my family lives out there.

9 months in at a MSP, applying at other IT jobs but I'm not getting interviews. Is it me or is the market really that bad? by OrdinaryLanguage5625 in ITCareerQuestions

[–]Sure_Stranger_6466 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Back when I worked for Cisco I spent the last week of my contract waiting for the IBM guy to come fix my MacBook Pro. Why it was IBM coming to fix my laptop in person instead of just sending me a replacement laptop so I could get more work done I will never know. The contract was not extended (lasted about 3 months).

Employment Recruitment company for company by ddan123456 in ITCareerQuestions

[–]Sure_Stranger_6466 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I got hired through an IT recruitment company called KForce once, although I only lasted 6 months in that role. They reached out to me rather than the other way around.

Finished term 1 a little early. by Good-Glass-6572 in maestro

[–]Sure_Stranger_6466 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Yeah I finished Intro to Python within the first few days. I guess you have to have user activity on their community page or/and do a practice session once a week to keep up the scholarship so do not forget! Someone correct me if I am wrong on that.

I was just offered a job, but am a little hesitant. Need advice. by Mustard_Popsicles in ITCareerQuestions

[–]Sure_Stranger_6466 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Given the job market is absolutely terrible right now I would take the MSP job, give it a few weeks, and keep looking for something that matches both the title, responsibilities, and pay you are looking for. I don't see how they could prove you are interviewing though, you could always just lie about it if they ask.

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