When I was a graduate student, I had the opportunity to take a leadership class that helped me learn and improve my personal leadership skills. One of the assignments in that class required us to prepare for a simulated job interview with a mock interviewer at the end of the semester.
For this interview, we were asked to prepare an essay on our strengths and weaknesses, as well as three questions that we felt would be important for us to ask the hiring manager during an actual job interview. One of my classmates wrote her essay about wanting to be Superman — which is pretty darn cool — but she included only two questions for her mock interviewer: “How much does your company pay?” and “Can I bring my dog?”
When it came time for our simulated interviews, all of my classmates did really well — except for one student who spent most of his interview staring at his shoes instead of looking into our eyes. Needless to say, he didn’t get hired.
Start with the CKA mastery roadmap.
The CKA mastery roadmap is a great place to start your journey. It covers everything you need to know about the certification, including what topics are covered, skills you’ll learn and how to demonstrate them.
Acknowledge your weaknesses.
As you’re preparing to take the CKA certification exam, it’s important to recognize your own personal strengths and weaknesses. If you’re really good at something, such as writing software or configuring Hyperledger Fabric on IBM Cloud and want to focus on that area for the exam, then go for it!
But if there is a particular area where you struggle and know it may affect your performance during the exam, then consider spending more time studying in those areas. Do not be afraid to ask for help from others either; this includes friends/coworkers/teachers who are willing to lend a hand with their own knowledge on the subject matter. It can also include other professionals within this field by reading articles online or joining related communities in LinkedIn groups etc..
Drill, drill, drill.
Once you’ve studied the material, it’s time to get your hands dirty. You can find plenty of practice exams online, but if you’re interested in taking an official exam, take advantage of the free practice tests offered by Google and other providers. These will help familiarize you with how the tests are structured and what kinds of questions they ask so that when it comes time for your real test day, there won’t be any surprises.
Here’s another tip: If a test asks “What is Kubernetes?”, don’t say “a container orchestrator.” The right answer here is “a portable Docker runtime.” It may seem like a minor point (and it is), but knowing this particular detail could be enough to distinguish yourself from other candidates who are applying for similar jobs—and maybe even land yourself one!
Use flash cards to help build your vocabulary.
- Use flash cards to help you memorize the details
- Use flash cards to help you memorize the concepts
- Use flash cards to help you memorize the terms
- Use flash cards to help you memorize the vocabulary
Get hands-on experience with practical applications of Kubernetes.
To get hands-on experience with practical applications of Kubernetes, you should install a Kubernetes cluster. There are two ways to do this:
- Install Minikube, which is a local development environment that allows you to run and test a single-node Kubernetes cluster in a Virtual Machine (VM).
- Use kubeadm to install Kubernetes on cloud providers like AWS, GKE or Azure. You can also use kubeadm if you want to set up multi-node clusters on bare metal hardware using an existing Linux distribution.
Understand SELinux and get it configured correctly.
Security Enhanced Linux (SELinux) is a mandatory access control system for the Linux kernel. It was originally developed by the National Security Agency (NSA) and later adopted by Red Hat, which continues to maintain it.
In Kubernetes, SELinux can be configured to allow containers to run with less privilege than the root user (user ID 0). For example, setting SELinux to “targeted” mode allows containers running as non-root users in pods to do things like write files or run applications that require root privileges.
Plan for success — and failure.
Before you begin your preparation, it’s important to have a plan for success and failure.
- If you fail the test: This is probably not the end of the world. But where does that leave you? The certification process is designed to be difficult in order to demonstrate competency. If you don’t pass right away, don’t let it get in your head or cause you stress—just move on and try again later (and do some studying in between).
- If you pass: Congratulations! Now what? There are many different ways to use this certification as a career boost or stepping stone into new fields of technology, but if this is all new to you, make sure to take some time off from studying Kubernetes before starting on something else entirely related like developer training or data science boot camps.
- If neither happened: Don’t worry about it! We’re here for each other no matter what happens during our journey through life
Take the exam on your terms.
Taking the exam is a straightforward process once you have registered. You can take it at a Pearson VUE testing center, or any other location that is convenient for you.
You can use a combination of training, online resources and practice exams to prepare for the CKA exam
You should also consider using the following resources to prepare for the exam:
- Kubernetes.io website- This official website has a lot of useful information about Kubernetes, including tutorials and reference material.
- Community- The Kubernetes community is very active on Twitter, Slack and YouTube. They also have a blog where you can get additional tips and tricks for working with Kubernetes.
Conclusion
If you’re looking for a certification that will boost your career and validate your skills in container orchestration technology, the CKA certification is an ideal way to achieve that goal. If you’re already working with Kubernetes, the training will help solidify what you already know, and fill in the gaps where necessary.
If this sounds like something you could be interested in or want more information about then please get in touch with us so we can start talking about it! We’re happy to answer any questions that might come up during this process as well.”