Presented at
BSidesSF 2016,
Feb. 28, 2016, 2 p.m.
(55 minutes).
There are few talks that address what some consider to be the hardest part of getting a job in InfoSec: the hiring process. Information security is in desperate need of people with the technical skills hackers have to fill a myriad of roles within organizations across the world. However, both sides of the table are doing horribly when it comes to hiring and interviewing. Organizations are doing poorly trying to communicate expectations for a job, there are people going to interviews without knowing how to showcase their (limited or vast) experience, and some people posture themselves so poorly that the hiring managers don't think the candidates are really interested in the job. This talk takes the experiences of the speakers as both interviewers & interviewees (as well as from others) in order to help better prepare to enter (or move within) "the industry," as well as let hiring managers know what they can do to get the people & experience they need for their teams.
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IrishMASMS
IrishMASMS is an old school hacker, fighting the good fight in Computer Network Defense (CND)/blue team efforts for over 16 years. Been lurking about since DEFCON 10, panel member at HOPE 5, presenter at a couple of Notacon's, and some other conferences that are hard to remember what really happened. Having progressed through the ranks to hiring manager and director level, he has experienced the pain from both sides of the hiring process, and desires to improve the situation for the InfoSec community. Is this where we mention cyberderp?
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