How to ACTUALLY Land a Cloud Job in 2025

In Today’s Cloudbites:

🤔 Are AWS Certifications Enough to Land Me a Job?

💻 How to Land a Cloud Job in 2025

📌 AWS Interview Mastery Course Discount

☁️ Online Cloud Events to Look Forward to

🤫 PLUS: Nuclear Power to Support AI Development

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In this newsletter, we'll explore the importance of gaining practical experiences to land a Cloud job as AWS certifications alone aren't enough. We’ll also talk about the growing demand for nuclear power

CLOUD COMPUTING ☁️

🤔 Are AWS Certifications Enough to Land Me a Job?

A common question I often get asked is, “Will an AWS certification get me a Cloud job?”. 

The short answer is no; AWS certifications don’t provide a direct pathway into the industry. 

However, AWS certifications are still valuable.

Being certified gives you benefits of enhancing your credibility and commitment as a learner to potential employers. 

The key takeaway here is that certifications shouldn't be your only focus. Practical experience is also essential, if not more effective, for securing a Cloud job.

💻 How to Land a Cloud Job in 2025

Once you’ve obtained your AWS certification, here are the steps you can take to increase your chances of getting hired in the Cloud. 

#1 Build hands-on experience

You should start by gaining hands-on experience through building projects. 

The goal of building projects is to showcase your ability to design and implement solutions using AWS services to your potential employers.

• Example: Create a 3-tier web application, which includes a front end, back end, and database

• Showcase your project: Document your process and share it on LinkedIn to demonstrate your problem-solving skills to potential employers

#2 Understand IT fundamentals

Once you’ve built some projects, dedicate some time into finding out more about IT. 

Although studying for AWS certifications exposes you to ranging Cloud concepts, you’re expected to already have a understanding of basic IT principles.

Having a solid foundation in these fields will help you work effectively with multiple AWS services:

1. Networking

2. Compute

3. Databases

4. Storage

5. Security 

This step will also prepare you for Cloud job interviews, particularly in answering technical questions. 

#3 Develop soft skills

We've only talked about technical skills up to this point, but working in the Cloud also requires you to have strong communication and collaboration skills.

This often is a major deciding factor when it comes to hiring a candidate. Here’s how you can improve your soft skills:

• Communications skills: Practice explaining technical concepts in simple terms to people who are less familiar with tech

• Interpersonal skills & teamwork: Participate in workshops or hackathons by working with other people

#4 Prepare for interviews

Last but not least, you’ll need to prepare for your interviews. A Cloud job interview usually consists of some technical and behavioral questions.

• Technical question sample: What tools does AWS provide for monitoring resources?

• Behavioral question sample: How would you deal with a customer complaint?

An effective way to prepare is doing mock interviews to help you get comfortable and confident in demonstrating your skills and knowledge.

If you’d like to know more about how to land a Cloud role, check out my YouTube video on Are AWS Certifications Useless? | How to ACTUALLY Get Hired in 2025.

📌 AWS Interview Mastery Course Discount

Are you interested in landing a job at AWS and/or gain more insights into features of a good resume?

I have released a course where I talked more about what to prepare before sitting in your interview — AWS Interview Mastery: Get Hired in The Cloud.

The course is for beginners who want to land a job in the cloud computing industry and develop the skills and strategies necessary to succeed in AWS-related job interviews.

It's best suited for those targeting positions such as:

• Solutions Architect (SA)

• Cloud Support Engineer (CSE)

• Technical Account Manager (TAM)

There are also mock interview examples and sample responses to help you feel confident and prepared for your upcoming interview, and you can use the code “CLOUDBITES20” for 20% off. 

☁️ Online Cloud Events to Look Forward to

#1 AWS – AI Practitioner Power Hour (13 Sep - 18 Oct)

Prepare for the AWS Certified AI Practitioner exam by learning more about AI and ML fundamentals, foundation models, responsible AI practices, and many more.

Click here to register.  

#2 AWS – Securing Your AWS Cloud (22 Oct)

Learn to safeguard data and resources with advanced AWS services and adhere to proven security design principles.

Click here to register. 

#3 Azure – Building Generative Apps with Azure OpenAI Service (23 Oct)

Discover how to provision Azure OpenAI, deploy models, and effectively use language models in generative AI applications.

Click here to register. 

ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE 🤖

🤫 PLUS: Nuclear Power to Support AI Development

Google was reported to install six small nuclear reactors to support the expansion of its AI data centers.

💡Here’s what you need to know:

• The growing demand for nuclear power stems from the high energy use of graphics processing units (GPUs), which are essential for training large language models (LLMs) in AI

• As companies expand their data center infrastructure, concerns about energy consumption and environmental impact grow

• Tech firms are leveraging their role in AI to negotiate favorable conditions for energy infrastructure development

Google, Amazon, and Microsoft are all considering nuclear power for their data centers expansion. 

While big tech companies claim that AI could help tackle climate issues, the feasibility of these benefits might still be far off, and current emissions may be underestimated.

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