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1 Breaking Into Cyber Security Tips For Getting A Job In Cyber Security! 1 Visit us to check our LOW CEH, Security+, CISSP fees visit: concise-courses.com

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3 Preparing Yourself in Advance Make sure that you understand what type of security IT jobs you are seeking both in the short term AND long term. Determine what skills and experience requirements the jobs you desire have and take note of what you lack. Begin executing a plan to obtain the relevant education, training and certifications. Obtain the cyber skills and experience through personal and work projects. Balance depth with breadth. Master popular hacking/ pentesting digital forensics tools, such as nmap, john the ripper, metasploit and burp suite. Click here for a list of Cybersecurity Hacking Tools. Build an online persona that s both appropriate for you and desirable by potential employers, for example by blogging! At the very least tidy up your digital footprint not least your LinkedIn Profile. Craft several elevator pitches to explain who you are and what type of jobs you might be interested in. Social Networking as Part of Your Career in IT Build professional relationships with people within cybersecurity before you start asking for the availability of entry level cyber security jobs. Consider how you might help others along their career path and offer assistance when appropriate. Ask for advice, feedback and guidance of the professionals whom you respect. Very often the best place to find such people are speakers from Cybersecurity Conferences. (Here s our list for Cybersecurity Conferences in 2016). Seek informational interviews when learning about a potential company or a job you might pursue later. To seek a list of Don t take for granted the career advice and help offered by people in your professional network. Make sure you update members of your own community to your career changes. 3 Visit us to check our LOW CEH, Security+, CISSP fees visit: concise-courses.com

4 Find the Cyber Security IT Position Worth Pursuing! Understand what characteristics make you stand out from your competition. What makes you an expert? Think about the various niches within Cybersecurity and focus in on an area: digital forensics is an example. Look for job postings on companies websites and on dedicated job-listing websites. Find a good recruiter appropriate for your industry and make sure he or she understands you and your particular (hopefully unique) experience. Allow potential employers to find you, even if you aren t looking for your job. Consider whether you ll need to move to the locations that have the job openings you seek. If you came to this post as a young job seeker seeking an entry-level cybersecurity job then make sure you mention your willingness to travel since your older contemporaries will be tied up with mortgages and kids! Explore multiple single social circles when looking a job: friends, former colleagues, college friends, etc. Participate in events attended by the people within the industries or companies where you want to work. Network within the companies you want to join to find positions that might not be officially advertised. Seek the HR folk! Consider whether you ll accept a less attractive job to break into cybersecurity or company (vendor) you desire. Find a way to contact the hiring manager directly, in addition to applying trough the official channel. LinkedIn is your friend with this regard. Crafting And Polishing Your Resume Review resumes of similarly-skilled people to understand your job options and competition. A simple Google Dork search will pull out a bunch of CV s for you to take a look at. Understand the job requirements of the position beyond what s in the official description. Customize and constantly tweak your resume to match the specific requirements of the cyber role you are interested with. Make sure that every bullet point in your resume answers the question So What? Don t rely on your resume as the primary way of getting the job for which you re applying. Be truthful and brief in your resume s text. Describe both technical as well as soft skills (communications, sales. etc.) in the resume. 4 Visit us to check our LOW CEH, Security+, CISSP fees visit: concise-courses.com

5 Handle the Interview For an IT Job Research the organization and the position you re pursuing. How are they different from the competition? Research the people who will interview you, so you can better engage them during the conversation. Find out the dress-code for the interview. When in doubt, it s usually safer to over-dress. Ask your interviewing questions beyond those for which answers can easily be found online. Treat the interview as a conversation. Remember that people always will remember you for the way you made them feel rather than for what you specifically said. In this example, make them feel confident in your skills and confidence. Try to get to know the culture of the company where you might end up working as part of the discussion. Send a thank-you note after the interview, referring to the specific items discussed in the interview. Negotiate the Best Compensation Package Understand what salary you can expect by looking at survey findings, job postings, peer discussions, etc. Be prepared to answer the potential employer s questions about your current compensation. Consider all aspects of the compensation package, including salary, bonus, benefits, training, perks, etc. Understand which aspects of the compensation package the employer can actually negotiate. Understand your alternatives to a negotiated agreement to know when to say no. Stay engaged with the hiring manager throughout the negotiations process, which might span weeks. Remember to show that you re excited about the new job and that you also value your self-worth. Research and practices influence techniques that might add to your negotiating power of confidence. 5 Visit us to check our LOW CEH, Security+, CISSP fees visit: concise-courses.com

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