Although the federal government pays well (see the General Schedule section below), many people want to work for it because of the job security and benefits it provides. Government employees are laid off from time to time, but the government is not as vulnerable to market pressures as private...
Ian McShane, field CTO at security operations software provider Arctic Wolf, said unconscious bias, poorly written job descriptions and preconceived notions of what is required for security jobs are not only deepening the skills shortage but a diversity shortage in the industry as well. Much of the...
In a field like cybersecurity, and especially when looking at job descriptions from companies that don’t specialize in cybersecurity, try not to place too much weight on the job description and instead try to focus more on other areas. Why? Well, there are tons of different roles available...
Remuneration is and always will be a paramount concern for jobseekers and employees, and ove... Read more By Cybernetic Searchdd MMMM, yyyy Insights Writing Effective Job Descriptions for Cybersecurity Roles Read more Insights Leveraging Technology in Cybersecurity Recruitment Read more Time...
"Job descriptions have got to get better. They need to be focused on the right things – they can't be asking for 10 years ofKubernetesexperience when Kubernetes has only existed for six years. There are plenty of examples of those job descriptions out there that do silly thin...
The abundance of cyberthreats andshortage of skilled professionals, as well as competitive salaries and interesting job descriptions, are some of the reasons why a career in cybersecurity remains an attractive option. We discussed some of these finer points in ourrecent articlethat was aimed especia...
Job descriptions for cybersecurity are grouped into two areas: pure cybersecurity jobs and hybrid jobs. In many organizations, the task of cybersecurity is built into other jobs, like network administration. The skills are somewhat different, as is the pay. Pure cybersecurity roles pay about 10...
However, job descriptions tell you exactly what they’re looking for, keywords and all. Rader advises people to use it to beat the bot: copy and paste and ChatGPT. “It takes about two minutes to figure it out. Grab the job description, put it into AI, and design your resume bespoke...
Improve the descriptions of positions and the announcements of job vacancies by selecting the relevant knowledge, skills and abilities, as well as tasks as soon as the work roles and tasks are identified. Identify the most relevant work roles and develop career paths to help workers acquire the ...
Craft your job descriptions carefully Another tip about something not given much attention: “A job description should be about the projects and tasks to be completed and the time expected to be spent on them, not the profile of the person you think you want to hire,” explained Deidre Diamo...