Looking for a Job? I Give You the 5 Best Ways to Find a Job in Cyber: I know many of you are struggling. I see your posts. I talk to some of you personally and know your battles well. I've been there myself. Sometimes it's the simple things that make a huge difference, so today I'm going to give you the top 5 ways to find a job in Cyber. 1. LinkedIn Job Search - simply by doing a search for penetration tester, SOC analyst, GRC, and other keywords, you will find a cumulative of millions of jobs listed. LinkedIn does a great job of finding matches for you. 2. CyberSN - by now you have probably heard of them. I've met many from this team personally and I can tell you they really do a great job of helping find jobs that match you. They have worked hard on breaking down different types of positions in cyber. Right now they have nearly 200,000 available jobs in Cyber on their site. 3. Indeed - If you have ever done a job search, you have heard of indeed. This is the largest job search engine in the world. A relatively simple platform that will bury you in opportunity quickly. 4. Dice - This site has been around forever. Mainly focused toward tech jobs, their platform and app is easy to use. Years back, I landed several contracts through this platform. Tip before I go to number 5 - Job titles are chaos in cyber security. A Security Analyst could mean 20 different things. If you want to make your job search more productive, search for your interests (i.e Burp, Splunk, Vulnerability Management, Disaster Recovery, etc). Searching for your interests and talents will put you in front of the right opportunities. Stop searching for titles. 5. Branding - Whether you like it or not, you are a salesperson. If you ever held a job, you've had to sell your skills and abilities to that employer to get hired. Who are you? What do you represent? What are your skills? What do you have to offer? These things together build a brand, which is you. I saved this one for last because it is truly the most important. Building your brand and networking will bring you far more leads than any search engine will. Michael Jordan missed over 9,000 shots in his career and lost over 300 games, but we all know who he is. Stop being afraid to step on the court. I promise you will never win a single game if you don't take a shot. 🏀 If you want weekly tips from me on how to get into this field, you can subscribe to my email list at ➡ www.breakincyber.com. ⬅ -------------- 🌟 I am Mike. I will always push you a little harder I will always be a positive voice for you If you like my content: 🔔 Ring my Bell on my Profile so you are the first to see my posts 🤝 Checkout my Break in Cyber Playbook under my profile 🔴 @mikemillercyber on YT and Twitter 🏡 Need a vCISO, Security Assessment, or Penetration Test? I proudly work at Appalachia Technologies, an MSSP in the top 250! #cybersecurity #informationsecurity #infosec #leadershipbyexample
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Cyber security interviewer: Do you have any experience? Me: Yes, 10 years experience of filling out these applications online😂
Nothing bugs me more than entry level positions requiring 10+ years of experience. Give these HR people a different job because dayum!
If I had 15 years of experience, I would be applying for CEO
This is so true. I've been searching for 15 years just for one year of experience.
And they wonder why they need so many people in cyber security
If I see one more entry level that requires CISSP (which requires 5 years of paid experience)....I'm going to scream lol
That’s when you apply anyway and spin any experience as experience
15 years = 1 year of actual experience + 14 years of slacking off
Just apply and talk to the hiring manager. Get that interview.
I will never understand that. I just got my sec plus. I see entry level and at the same time they want 10 years of experience. WTF
Every company needs to fire their HR department 😂
Dont get discouraged folks. As time goes on with A.I. becoming the norm cyber security will become the most in demand job in the world
8 years Cybersecurity experience here.. with a CIS degree and a cert (sec+) This still haunts me… but I would recommend still applying anyways. The current job I have (cybersecurity analyst) stated they wanted the individual to have their CISSP.. which I don’t have.. and still don’t have 3 years later after taking the position.(Govt position with one of our fine states..) Most job position posts are made by an HR individual with out a clue of what they really want or need.. so once again just apply. You never know. 🤷🏽♂️ Edit: FYI, Been researching this topic a lot recently, the moment a YouTube channel puts out multiple interviews with people who have done what a lot of people (the audience) is attempting to do, aka get job in cyber, and tell their stories of how they did it… it will gain some momentum. But what do I know.. i just protect servers from hackers. Just a thought.
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When I got into nursing one thing they wanted was brand new inexperienced people because that’s how you mold the best employees.
That shit be crazy...It's like a joke but just not a funny one😂😂
If anyone says they don’t have experience in IT, they probably never used a computer or even learned anything about it. For example, they don’t know to hook them up, set up WiFi, etc. I have over twenty years experience with computers but never at an actual IT job…yet.
How in the world can an entry level position require 15 years of experience? What's going on in the world of work?
This is what I've found sooo frustrating as I graduated from school, got certifications, and polished off a resume to find an entry level job. The job postings clearly state that it is entry-level, but they're asking for something outrageous like 5+ years of experience in infosec, a CISSP or CEH, a masters degree, starts off in 3rd shift, and they're only paying ~50k/year.. on salary to boot. I guess that's what happens when HR is underqualified.
Yep. This is literally it. I saw one the other day that wanted years of experience plus a Masters for an entry Level position. Like Seriously.