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Hack the Cybersecurity Interview

By : Kenneth Underhill, Christophe Foulon, Tia Hopkins
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Hack the Cybersecurity Interview

By: Kenneth Underhill, Christophe Foulon, Tia Hopkins

Overview of this book

This book is a comprehensive guide that helps both entry-level and experienced cybersecurity professionals prepare for interviews in a wide variety of career areas. Complete with the authors’ answers to different cybersecurity interview questions, this easy-to-follow and actionable book will help you get ready and be confident. You’ll learn how to prepare and form a winning strategy for job interviews. In addition to this, you’ll also understand the most common technical and behavioral interview questions, learning from real cybersecurity professionals and executives with years of industry experience. By the end of this book, you’ll be able to apply the knowledge you've gained to confidently pass your next job interview and achieve success on your cybersecurity career path.
Table of Contents (18 chapters)
1
Part 1: Hacking Yourself
3
Part 2: Cybersecurity Careers and Interview Questions
11
Part 3: Cybersecurity Management Careers and Interview Questions

Chapter 12: Behavioral Interview Questions

This chapter covers some of the most common behavioral interview questions. These questions are grouped by category, and they help employers to assess a candidate's soft skills. You can benefit from learning these questions and practicing their responses, as I have experienced many of these questions being asked in cybersecurity interviews verbatim.

In this chapter, the following topics will be covered:

  • Why are behavioral questions asked in an interview?
  • Common behavioral interview questions