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As with most positions, the largest obstacle to getting a job in security is overcoming the HR Gatekeepers. The hiring system is broken. Those who successfull
by 7174n6 6y ago
As with most positions, the largest obstacle to getting a job in security is overcoming the HR Gatekeepers. The hiring system is broken. Those who successfully attained job are those who generally have networked their way around the first line HR personnel.
Get your name out there so that hiring managers know who you are. Blog, go to meet-ups, make friends, do capture-the-flags, create a website, create a Git repo, and a home lab that you write about.
- staticassertion 6y agoTBH while a lot of people say the shortage is a myth, I am not so convinced. I wouldn't personally hire most people in infosec because I think the industry has the wrong idea of what the career should look like. Most people in infosec have no coding skills. That isn't their fault, they aren't told it's important. I think it is, so I won't hire them. That just cut out the vast majority of candidates with a single criteria, and I believe a lot of the criteria is broken.