S16 E01 Breaking Into Cybersecurity: Job Hunting Tips and Ghost Job Realities

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Ken is the former CEO, Executive Producer, and Television Host at Cyber Life. He is the Best-Selling Author of “Hack the Cybersecurity Interview: A complete interview preparation guide for jumpstarting your cybersecurity career”. He has been featured in Forbes, Reader's Digest, Tech Republic, Fox, NBC, Dark Reading, and many more places.

00:00 Snippet

00:59 Our Guest 04:22 People are using AI to write books?

11:47 Additional places to look for Cybersecurity jobs

12:32 How to properly reach out to companies for jobs

16:05 Ghost jobs

20:12 Don’t create “wish lists” for jobs

25:30 Diversity in our industry

30:00 Fake coaching program scams

31:00 Are Certifications important

37:20 Diversity of Thought

40:20 Make your boss's life easier

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