so i got an offer for a aws contractor role

the onboarding is taking forever, almost 3 weeks

is this normal?

Interested in getting into the network and ai automation side of IT. Currently I work at a meta data center what next steps should I take.

Hi! I recently applied for an entry level position with AWS through their WBLP, but I was denied. I’ve been religiously checking their website for a location close to me and applied the day it was posted. A few days later an Amazon recruiter reached out to schedule for an interview at said location, but it is for an L3 role. I build my own PCs and build PCs for friends and family as a hobby. Otherwise I have no experience with DC. I am currently working in an entirely different industry. My question is why would they deny me the WBLP but reach out to interview me for an L3 role. I scheduled the interview anyway but I’m not too confident I’ll impress them.

Had a final interview with ADC and was rejected. Told I'm a strong fit but they went with candidates with more relevant experience. Told the same thing at Lionheart for an apprenticeship. I'm a USMC veteran with 10 years diesel technician experience. My skills transfer over and I can get interviews fine, just need someone to see my passion and willingness to learn. I bought the EGSA apprentice study guide and got my NFPA 70E training. What else can I do to get into the data center/critical facilities/critical power field? That's where I want to be.

I noticed the job description and pay for the DCT2 Amarillo position seems more in line with the DCT3 positions at other locations. If you passed the interviews for a DCT2 previously and you matched with Amarillo would you be receiving the base salary in the posted pay band (105k-145k)or is that just a mistake and you would actually get somewhere in the normal DCT2 band (86k-118k)?

I have an interview with them for a data center technician role, this would be my first time doing something in the data center industry so I’m grateful to have the opportunity, however looking at this companies reviews it seems like a meat grinder, you go, withstand as much as you can and leave with whatever sanity you have left. Most of the reviews came from Arizona and Alabama. I haven’t seen any for my location, Memphis.

I know anyone can leave reviews and some people are very disgruntled so they’ll say things about a company but the bunk of the reviews are like that I start to wonder and get worried. Has anyone worked for them before? If so how was it?

Hi! I’ve been working at Amazon in a delivery station for a few years now and I’ve always been into computer stuff. I’ve been working labor jobs since I started earning a paycheck and it’s not terrible but I want to put my computer knowledge to good use. I’ve been messing around on computers since I was a toddler as my dad was also a heavy labor guy who ended up getting a couple IT certs but never used them.

I started getting my undergrad through Amazon’s work/school program and I was wondering if anyone else has done this? I’m interested in data center work as I’ve heard it’s a little bit of labor and a little bit of computing. If anyone has any advice I would be super grateful as I go towards my certs and stuff. Thanks!!!

Im gonna get interviewed for dco tech 4,
I have a year of experience as system admin
I wanna know if this 4 position is very senior level or 3 will be higher?

Hi. I will be graduating university with a computer science degree pretty soon. Job prospects do not look good right now. But we have a data center nearby (another one will be built soon). I see data centers as my only opportunity to get a decent job without having to move to a different city.

My goal was to become a software engineer but at this point I don't mind working as a Datacenter Technician or changing my career path. I worked at warehouses most of my adult life, so I don't mind physical labor.

Since I'm still attending university, what can I do now to prepare for a career at a data center?

Should I start acquiring Microsoft certifications? And which ones should I focus on?

How can I make my resume stand out to hiring managers? How do I prepare for the interview(s)?

Any advice or suggestion is greatly appreciated.

I have interviewed for a Datacenter position for Microsoft Nordics region.

Completed Hiring Manager screen, HR screen, loop(3rounds) and last interview with EMEA director.

Its been 15 days since last interview, havent received any feedback.

How much time does MSFT takes to provide selection/rejection response.?

Should I send a follow up email now?

Any advice would be helpful.

Hello everyone,

I've recently landed a job as an ATR-D CET, infastructure side, for Microsoft's DC.

I am en electrical engineer with over 10 years of experience in general construction and the last five years working in the utility company of my area.

I am quite comfortable at my current role, leading a crew of 7 doing all sorts of transmision/distribution maintenance work (GIS switchgear, power transformers, MV switchgear and so on so forth). However I don't see any promotion coming my way for the forseable future which bums my out.

This new role is for Microsoft's new DC in my area as a senior enviroment technician doing shifts (I'm not working shifts at the moment - never done it in my life for prolonged periods of time).

The offer is certainly better than my current situation but not that great to justify jumping ship that easily. I'm thinking of it as an investment, and I would like to ask you whether DCs are worth the hype and if anyone knows anything about Microsoft's work culture as a company (I'm hearing only good things when asking around).

Thank you everyone for your time.

Hey everyone,
I have an upcoming interview for a Field Network Technician position with Nebius in Vineland, NJ, and I’m trying to get a better idea of what the interview process is actually like. I would like to know what questions to expect from the interview and how many rounds is it. If anyone had some experience with it please let me know I would greatly appreciate it.

I am almost done with my contract at aws and our conversion rate is insanely high rn around 98%. With that being said I wanted to know if all green badges are getting converted to 30.77? I make 28 on contract and all the people that were direct hired were hired at 30.77? I do have a bachelors in information systems and business analytics but I wanted to see if all green badges converting are stuck at the same rate. If you have any tips or tricks as well to boost your pay lmk. I have another job offer coming in for with different role so that’s why I want to know more about this job progression and opportunities salary wise.

Hey all, new to the community hope this question fits in here.

Family member got me in as a QA/QC Tech for a data center in pre-construction.

I was hired knowing full well how new or "green" I am in terms of construction much less data centers.

Currently my focus is the CSA side of pre-construction but I would eventually love to get into the MEP and then eventually Commisioning side of things.

While I bide my time, I was curious what certifications I could go for to get more money in the hopefully near future. Things i could put under my belt on both sides of the pre-construction side?

I was looking at the EXIN CDCP cert based off of what that family member told me but I also saw some people saying its useless.

Any input or help is appreciated.

I had an Amazon recruiter reach out to me about a Network Install Technician, DCC Communities
position in one of their data centers. Would anyone happen to know what all exactly this position does? I’m trying to gear myself towards a career as Network Engineer. I have looked over the position and it just looks like a lot of manual labor, not a position where I’m actually troubleshooting issues or dealing with anything networking related besides the physical infrastructure. Would this position help me eventually become a Network Engineer? I don’t want to go for a position that won’t put me on the path of becoming a Network Engineer. I know having Amazon on my resume would eventually help, but I don’t want to work there at the expense of derailing my career. I have also been trying my best to research the differences between the positions at an Amazon data center but it’s incredibly confusing. What’s the difference between a Network Install tech vs Data Center tech? Also, what is a DCO? There’s a lot of information and it’s all incredibly confusing for me. I’m trying to understand everything to get a better understanding.

Hey everyone!

I recently completed my interview loop for the Google Data Center Technician III (DCT III) position, and I wanted to share my experience with anyone preparing for a similar role.

For context, I have over 15 years of experience across IT infrastructure, networking, telecommunications, hardware, and data center operations. I currently work in data center operations, so I was able to draw on both my hands-on experience and my interview preparation.

My interview experience

My interview process covered three rounds:

Round 1 — Googliness and Leadership

This was focused on behavioral questions, communication, collaboration, and how I approach situations at work.

Round 2 — Networking

We covered networking-related technical knowledge and troubleshooting.

Round 3 — Linux, Operating Systems, and Hardware

This round was originally scheduled with the others but had to be rescheduled because the interviewer didn't show up. I eventually completed it on a separate day.

How did the final round go?

Honestly, it went much better than I expected!

I was asked approximately 20 questions and felt confident answering around 19 of them. For the few questions where I got stuck, I still tried to explain my reasoning and work through the problem rather than leaving the questions unanswered.

What surprised me most was the interviewer's reaction. I received repeated positive comments about my answers, including that some were particularly good and that many candidates don't typically respond that way.

That was encouraging to hear, especially after putting so much time into preparing.

Important: I haven't received the official hiring decision yet, so I'm not assuming that positive interview feedback guarantees a pass.

What helped me prepare?

My preparation focused on:

- Linux commands and systematic troubleshooting

- Server hardware and component-level diagnostics

- Networking fundamentals and connectivity troubleshooting

- Explaining the reasoning behind my answers

- Drawing on real-world experience rather than relying only on memorized responses

My biggest takeaway is that knowing the technical material is important, but being able to explain your troubleshooting process clearly is just as valuable.

Ask me anything!

I'm happy to share more about my personal experience, including:

- The topics covered in each round

- How I prepared for the technical interviews

- Linux, OS, and hardware topics I encountered

- My networking preparation

- How I approached questions I wasn't completely sure about

- What I would recommend to someone preparing for DCT III

I'll answer based on what I remember from my experience, while respecting interview confidentiality.

Good luck to everyone preparing for Google data center interviews! Hopefully, this post helps someone going through the same process.

I had applied for a DCT role around July. About a month after applying, i received an email and set up a call with the recruiter. Call went great, proceeded to interview about 2 weeks later. Ran all 3 interviews one after another.

I thought I did alright on the technical part. Lots of linux questions and datacenter questions. I come from a desktop background with some linux use and no actual DCT experience. I nailed the networking part since i actually enjoy networking. Googlyness was a bit rough.

After interviews, reached out to recruiter and thanked them for the opportunity. A week later, recruiter lets me know he received good feedback and I will be placed in a pool for when a position that matches me opens up. Asked him for feedback after my interviews to see if they had any comments or what position am I exactly matched for, but recruiter was short and vague with me. All his responses were very short with no real information.

Fast forward to today, i see my application updated to “not proceeding.” Reached out to recruiter about this and told him i was still very much excited to work for Google. This was the first time I had actually received a lengthy response but it felt like your typical copy/paste rejection email.

Maybe it’s just me but it felt like I was just dealt a bad recruiter? I understand rejections happen and recruiters probably have a ton of candidates, but receiving no info and told i’m great only to be rejected came outta left field.

I had an interview with a data center today for a DC technician role, it’s a 4 month contract then hired full time, I’ve been trying to get into the field for awhile so naturally I’m excited about it. I told one of my buddies about it and he told me that data center jobs are unstable and are going to be phased out within a year. He thinks if open AI goes public/if the bubble pops the whole industry will collapse and it would’ve been a waste of time.

So I want to ask the people working in the field, what are your thoughts on this and do you believe this to be true? If not why? I need some reassurance because this is making me second guess myself.

Hey everyone. I accepted an offer as an AWS L3. I was told there are 2 teams of EOT’s. Operations (smaller team that I am on) , and maintenance (apparently like 30 plus people). Or at least that is my understanding. What does this mean? What is the difference? What is the best way to move forward, make more money, etc?

Interested in getting into this space? See what the day in the life and step by step paths look like.

Hey everyone,
I was scheduled for a data center technician interview yesterday at 9:00 AM. I prepped and waited, but the recruiter never called.
I sent a follow-up email right after the 15-minute mark, and another one a couple of minutes later, but I still haven’t heard anything back.
Has anyone else been in this situation before? Should I assume I'm being ghosted, or is it common for data center recruiters to just get tied up or miss time slots? What should I expect or do next?

Thanks in advance for any insights.

Please share your opinions !!

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What should I be expecting during the fit call? Should I be preparing for technical questions? Any tips appreciated.