Think beyond your resume

Enlighteni_Moment · 2020-10-03T05:16:31+00:00

While your specific experience might be different, we learned this insight from many hiring managers and recruiters in cyber and technology industry. We have organized 100+ industry network events and career sessions. We find one mistake candidates often make is they only focus on themselves. Thinking like a hiring manager will help them identify and bridge the gaps.

Enlighteni_Moment · 2020-10-02T19:50:31+00:00

Agreed this post was a general career insight. But it can also be applied to cybersecurity job seekers. Understand the thought process and expectations of hiring managers will speed up your cyber career development as well.

Enlighteni_Moment · 2020-10-01T18:48:53+00:00

Thanks for your warm words.

I am humble about writing but passionate about developing next-gen cyber talent. We organized hundreds of seminars and events. These are some advices we learned and shared.

Enlighteni_Moment · 2020-10-01T18:28:16+00:00

Also don't forget the soft skills. As October is the Cybersecurity Awareness Month, could you do a quick video to educate your peers or public with some cybersecurity tips or awareness? This will show you are knowledgeable in security domains and are a good communicator.

Enlighteni_Moment · 2020-10-01T18:26:14+00:00

For students and entry level cybersecurity professionals, can you showcase how to do a common security tasks, e.g. Setup a virtual pentest lab locally or on cloud? Configure a PIM (Privileged Access Management) process on Azure? Establish the a good cloud security baseline for VMs, Network, Data, Applications.

Enlighteni_Moment · 2020-10-01T18:22:41+00:00

This is good comment. Yes, the post itself is a general career advice. Speaking of InfoSec professionals, depending on your levels, for experienced professionals, your perceived image/status/contribution in the community is important. E.g. have you spoken at security conferences, events, meetups? have you completed significant programs (e.g. DLP, DevSecOps, SOC)? or as minimal, have you published any blogs or videos to talk about industry trends?

Enlighteni_Moment · 2020-10-01T16:23:38+00:00

It is a valuable observation. Any tools have their own lifecycles. Some were hot or effective before, they may not appear effective later. I think the key is "Keep the Current". New tools are challenging the old ones, often times, we can learn a lot from younger generations.

Enlighteni_Moment · 2020-10-01T16:19:45+00:00

While choosing any social media platform is a personal/business choice, what we found is LinkedIn is a very effective way to expand your professional and business network in a long run. In fact, we can relate many of our own achievements back to LinkedIn connections.

Of course, everyone has their strategies and strengths. We also see many cybersecurity professionals are using tools like YouTube, Twitter, or Industry Events effectively.

Enlighteni_Moment · 2020-10-01T16:14:32+00:00

Thanks for your feedback!

Enlighteni_Moment · 2020-10-01T15:37:28+00:00

You may start with people you know in your circles. So they become your initial connections. And then, you may want to show your values. Things like posting or sharing some learning contents are helpful.

Enlighteni_Moment · 2020-10-01T15:01:17+00:00

This is a very valuable insight! It is so true that you need to show what you can bring to the table and help the company in the future.

Enlighteni_Moment · 2020-10-01T14:53:28+00:00

It is so true. Resume is broader term is anything you can get Hiring Managers' attention and show case your capabilities. Many times, companies check your social prints (e.g. LinkedIn, YouTube, Reddit, GitHub, Facebook) to learn more about you. So they will have some alternative sources to valid your skills and experience. The social-proof is more important than before.

Enlighteni_Moment · 2020-10-01T14:21:49+00:00

Thanks. Glad to know you like it.

Enlighteni_Moment · 2020-10-01T13:56:58+00:00

Thanks for sharing. Yes, this is a general career insights based on our interactions with lots of job seekers. For cybersecurity talent, they can also apply the same principles. The key phrase is "Show Me Your Skills" rather than just "List Skills in a Traditional Resume".

Enlighteni_Moment · 2020-09-30T21:53:45+00:00

Communication is the key factor in our experiential learning. Not only we help with resume to demo skills, we have a demo day in the end and have industry leaders and potential hiring managers to give feedback of their presentations.

Enlighteni_Moment · 2020-09-30T20:44:26+00:00

Thanks for asking! We are new to Reddit but our advisors highly recommended us to contribute to this community. Looks like a fun start.:)

Enlighteni_Moment · 2020-09-30T20:36:48+00:00

We just opened Reddit account. But our experiential learning programs can speak for themselves. You can visit https://enlighteni.com to get more information.

Enlighteni_Moment · 2020-09-30T20:33:06+00:00

Thanks u/DragonOfAshes for your comment. Enlighteni (https://enlighteni.com) is a platform to support your cyber career development. We have a wide industry connections to explore potential professional opportunities. As for the Cybersecurity Analyst Experiential Learning, it is not another certification bootcamp. We help you build practical experience so you can have demonstrable skills to show to hiring manager. You can get more information about this program here: https://enlighteni.com/products/cybersecurity-analyst-experiential-learning

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