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My experience getting a Cybersecurity Job as a graduate
I recently finished my master's thesis and was looking for a job in the cybersecurity domain as this is my biggest passion. I want to share my experience with you in this article so you can better prepare yourself for the job hunt. The article describes my prior experience, the interview processes, salaries and benefits, and red flags to watch out for. I will also give tips, on how you can stand out as a candidate!
My prior experience
Experience comes into play when searching and finding a new job. In this chapter, I want to share my professional experience with you.
After school, I started studying computer science. The main focus of my studies was in Software Engineering. In fact, the bachelor’s program doesn’t differ that much from a cybersecurity bachelor’s. I also had cybersecurity classes and got a deeper understanding of low-level concepts, such as operating systems, networking, etc. than my friends studying cybersecurity. In my bachelor thesis, I implemented a network laboratory for red and blue teaming in the AWS cloud.
After my bachelor’s I immediately studied my master’s in computer science. During my master’s I mainly focused on Data Science, as this is another area I am passionate about. Furthermore, I strongly believe that Machine Learning will…
