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Cybersecurity Career Master Plan

By : Dr. Gerald Auger, Jaclyn “Jax” Scott, Jonathan Helmus, Kim Nguyen
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Cybersecurity Career Master Plan

By: Dr. Gerald Auger, Jaclyn “Jax” Scott, Jonathan Helmus, Kim Nguyen

Overview of this book

Cybersecurity is an emerging career trend and will continue to become increasingly important. Despite the lucrative pay and significant career growth opportunities, many people are unsure of how to get started. This book is designed by leading industry experts to help you enter the world of cybersecurity with confidence, covering everything from gaining the right certification to tips and tools for finding your first job. The book starts by helping you gain a foundational understanding of cybersecurity, covering cyber law, cyber policy, and frameworks. Next, you’ll focus on how to choose the career field best suited to you from options such as security operations, penetration testing, and risk analysis. The book also guides you through the different certification options as well as the pros and cons of a formal college education versus formal certificate courses. Later, you’ll discover the importance of defining and understanding your brand. Finally, you’ll get up to speed with different career paths and learning opportunities. By the end of this cyber book, you will have gained the knowledge you need to clearly define your career path and develop goals relating to career progression.
Table of Contents (15 chapters)
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Section 1: Getting Started with Cybersecurity
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Section 2: Your Path into the Industry
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Section 3: Now You're in; Time to Level Up!

Preparing your résumé – tips and tricks

To land a job, there are many gates you must go through, including preparing, applying, interviewing, and so on. A résumé is a ticket to get you through the first gate. Each day, companies receive hundreds of applications, and if viewed, each résumé only gets a couple of seconds viewing time. So, your résumé should be concise, crisp, and attractive to catch the employer's attention at first glance. We'll look at how this goal can be achieved in this section.

Keep the résumé short

Unless you have years of experience in the field, your résumé should be no more than a page, especially if you are a new graduate. Always keep in mind that the hiring person only has around 6-7 seconds to look at your résumé. Therefore, if you are applying for an entry level and submitting a three-page résumé, chances are the second and third pages will not be viewed...