CYBERSECURITY JOB HUNTING GUIDE
Analyzing Own skills vs job ad
Author: Stefan Waldvogel
How do you really know if you can do the Cybersecurity job or not?
If you read the job description, you get an idea and a feeling, but it might be not enough. Match your skills with the text side-by-side. Go step-by-step, each bullet point counts. You need two things:
Here, I picked the Security Advisor role to see a new job.
- How much knowledge do you have for this role in %
- How you like the activity in %
Here, I picked the Security Advisor role to see a new job.
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It is not necessary to have 100% everywhere. Usually, you can apply if you have 50% to 70% of the wanted skills. If you have 100%, you are over-qualified. For this job, I might be over-qualified, but if I can grow in this company, why not start in an "easy" role?
This job description gives you a lot of details and it is easy to see if you can do this job or not. Many times, job ads are copy paste and the real job has not much to do with the description. To mitigate this problem, you can ask people in the target company.
I know a lot more about this company because I follow some people on YouTube and talk to them. I know what is behind their products and where I can learn the tools. It is a hidden tip: If you want to work for a specific company, talk to the right people and this will give you a massive advantage over other applicants. If you go to an interview and you know their products and how to use them, it is way easier for them to teach you the rest. Additionally, you speak the same language.
Additional things to do:
A job is not just a job, you have to like the job and the people. If you pick a role, make sure you like the packet. If you have the right skills, it is not so hard to pick the right job.
This job description gives you a lot of details and it is easy to see if you can do this job or not. Many times, job ads are copy paste and the real job has not much to do with the description. To mitigate this problem, you can ask people in the target company.
I know a lot more about this company because I follow some people on YouTube and talk to them. I know what is behind their products and where I can learn the tools. It is a hidden tip: If you want to work for a specific company, talk to the right people and this will give you a massive advantage over other applicants. If you go to an interview and you know their products and how to use them, it is way easier for them to teach you the rest. Additionally, you speak the same language.
Additional things to do:
A job is not just a job, you have to like the job and the people. If you pick a role, make sure you like the packet. If you have the right skills, it is not so hard to pick the right job.
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