CYBERSECURITY JOB HUNTING GUIDE
Networking
Author: Stefan Waldvogel
Editor: Mahfuz Talukder, https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahfuz-talukder/
Editor: Mahfuz Talukder, https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahfuz-talukder/
Networking is one of the most important things to get a job in Cybersecurity
How can you get a job?
The biggest thing besides knowledge is networking and visibility. In Cybersecurity, a very important point is trust and networking is a part of that. What many may not know is that there is a hidden job market; most of the time any roles posted publicly have first been offered to a closed circle of individuals. Only once these individuals have been exhausted do roles start popping up on job sites such as Reed or Indeed. Your job is to expand your network and develop professional relationships so that these job opportunities are presented to you before they are released into the public sphere.
This is something you cannot archive in a month or two. It might take 6 months, a year or two years.
On LinkedIn, I asked my connections about how they made their way into Cybersecurity. I would say over 30% used networking to get their first Cybersecurity job. Over 40 people shared their experience and you can read about it here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stefan-wa_Cybersecurity-jobhunting-activity-6771989891212484609-Z4h-
Some people wrote me messages. If you do not have IT experience and you want to break into this field, do a lot of networking! Two hours of networking, be it talking to people online or meeting them in person can have a greater effect on your chances of landing that coveted Cybersecurity role than hundreds of hours of quiet study- though both are crucial.
The biggest thing besides knowledge is networking and visibility. In Cybersecurity, a very important point is trust and networking is a part of that. What many may not know is that there is a hidden job market; most of the time any roles posted publicly have first been offered to a closed circle of individuals. Only once these individuals have been exhausted do roles start popping up on job sites such as Reed or Indeed. Your job is to expand your network and develop professional relationships so that these job opportunities are presented to you before they are released into the public sphere.
This is something you cannot archive in a month or two. It might take 6 months, a year or two years.
On LinkedIn, I asked my connections about how they made their way into Cybersecurity. I would say over 30% used networking to get their first Cybersecurity job. Over 40 people shared their experience and you can read about it here: https://www.linkedin.com/posts/stefan-wa_Cybersecurity-jobhunting-activity-6771989891212484609-Z4h-
Some people wrote me messages. If you do not have IT experience and you want to break into this field, do a lot of networking! Two hours of networking, be it talking to people online or meeting them in person can have a greater effect on your chances of landing that coveted Cybersecurity role than hundreds of hours of quiet study- though both are crucial.
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