@foosedev it's called gatekeeping and it's a lie. Speaking as a hiring manager who has hired people in to cybersecurity roles who had zero tech experience on their resume, I can confirm this.

In fact in this episode of the #GetHiredChallenge I actually addressed this gatekeeping directly. Can tech experience be helpful in finding and succeeding in that first job? Yes. Is it required? No.

https://youtu.be/AWCRVX-4pi4

Episode 26: Overcoming Career Challenges

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It's the last day of the 28-day #GetHiredChallenge. A little bittersweet as we wrap things ups talking about pivoting in #Cybersecurity careers. This has been a fun series to make, I hope you found it helpful.

#Infosec #GetFediHired

https://youtu.be/qe5QjRJC9pI

Episode 28: Pivoting and Bringing It All Together

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Day 27 of the 28-Day #GetHiredChallenge and let's talk about developing a #Cybersecurity career strategy. How do you set a vision and goals and measure your success? Why is it important. This episode answers both questions.

#Infosec #GetFediHired

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=19yGmflxwPI

Episode 27: Building a Career Strategy

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Day 26 of the 28-Day #GetHiredChallenge we continue our discussion of potential challenges you're likely to encounter in your #Cybersecurity career.

#Infosec #GetFediHired

https://youtu.be/AWCRVX-4pi4

Episode 26: Overcoming Career Challenges

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Day 25 of the 28-Day #GetHiredChallenge and it's the second day talking about #ImposterSyndrome in #Cybersecurity. Today's discussion: tips to prevent or overcome it!

#Infosec #GetFediHired

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8uM2Fziv2E4

Episode 25: Overcoming Imposter Syndrom

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We're getting down to the final days of the 28-Day #GetHiredChallenge. For Days 24 and 25 we're tackling something that's rampant in #Cybersecurity, we're talking #ImposterSyndrome.

#Infosec #GetFediHired

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t5DFms2KfW0

Episode 24: Definition and Causes of Imposter Syndrome

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Day 23 of the 28-Day #GetHiredChallenge and we're talking about #cybersecurity #mentorship again today. This time we're digging into how to manage and even end a #mentor relationship.

#InfoSec #GetFediHired

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I6IRQ-43jhU

Episode 23: Managing a Mentor Relationship

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So #mentoring is a subject that gets a lot of attention for aspiring #cybersecurity professionals. But is it effective? How should it work? What's the value? We're digging into these questions in Day 22 of the 28-Day #GetHiredChallenge

#infosec #GetFediHired

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=g6z6Dz6ov_Y

Episode 22: Exploring Mentorship

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Day 21 of the 28-Day #GetHIredChallenge is the start of focusing on long-term career success. In this episode we're talking about building a professional #cybersecurity network.

#InfoSec #GetFediHired

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WFV6Gx9JIfE

Episode 21: Building Your Professional Network

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It's Day 20! The 28-Day #GetHiredChallenge continues with my favorite topic and another highly requested subject, negotiating your job offer! This is such an important part of the #cybersecurity job search process. Check it out.

#Infosec #GetFediHired

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=c1j_PGxfN5I

Episode 20: The Job Offer, Negotiate Like a Boss

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