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Getting a job in SecOps

Getting a job in SecOps

From the course: Security Operations (SecOps) Essentials: Detecting and Responding to Security Threats

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Getting a job in SecOps

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- You've decided that SecOps is a career you want to pursue, so how do you land a job? I've been on both sides of the hiring process. As a candidate, I once had 18 interviews in one week, resulting in several simultaneous job offers at Fortune 500 companies. As a hiring manager, I built a rapidly growing global team, requiring me to review up to 1,500 resumes per week and interview nearly 100 candidates per year. Before we get into what's due, remember some variables are outside your control. For example, the resume that helped me get 18 interviews in one week worked well in one economic condition. Yet when I used it three years later, it didn't get me any interviews, why? Economic uncertainty shifts priorities. Wall Street was focused on bottom line numbers rather than rapid growth. Companies were being conservative and many roles open already had candidates identified. It didn't matter how good my resume was, the hiring manager was already courting someone else. In another instance,…

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