Re: CV for InfoSec Jobs

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Hi Josh,
This is Michael from the SANS Mailing list. Interesting post as usual. Could I send you a copy of my résumé for you to 
have a look at and share your thoughts.
Regards,
Mchael

Sent from my iPad

On Jan 31, 2013, at 9:58 AM, Josh More <jmore () starmind org> wrote:

> A resume won't get you a job. You can certainly put some focus there, but you need to consider it "necessary but not 
> sufficient".  It is a story-telling tool.  The stories you tell get you the job, the tool, by itself, does nothing.
>
> I've written up my process here:  
> http://www.starmind.org/2012/04/07/so-you-want-a-new-job-adapted-from-a-presentation/ , and the book based on this 
> should be coming out this summer/fall. (Not entirely certain about the schedule quite yet.)
>
> Your questions are sorta answered in the resume section in the link above, but to keep things in the thread...
>
> 1) By all means, list community involvement. However, do so in a way that optimizes for search engines and HR 
> filters, but does not provide a wall of acronyms that make people glaze over.  This can be hard and involve a lot of 
> parentheses.
>
> 2) List conferences if you have nothing else to put in an education section. The more active you've been, the better.
>
> 3) Experience matters the most. Then lab experience. Then degrees.  Then certifications. Aside from the resume 
> header, which should show all pertinent information in the top four centimeters, everything should be sorted by this 
> priority.
>
> 4) Follow the two page rule unless you're a consultant.  Then aim for 10.  It's stupid, but the consulting world is 
> heavily tilted in favor of project exposure and long resumes make people look better. The employee world is the exact 
> opposite.
>
> But really, even with the perfect resume, a bit of story-telling skill and being able to work the process to your 
> advantage is going to be far more effective.
>
> -Josh More
>
>
>
>
> On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 10:17 AM, Bacon Zombie <baconzombie () gmail com> wrote:
> > Hi All,
> >
> > I'm looking to move from Network/System Admin role into pure Security
> > and in the middle of updating my CV.
> >
> > I would like to see if the hive mind has any opinion on what should
> > and should not go into a CV and should a CV for a Security Job be
> > different from a standard Tech CV.
> >
> > Soon difference that come to mind are:
> >
> > #> Do you list conferences you have attended and if so what section do
> > you list them under or do they deserve there own section.
> >
> > #> Do you list projects and CTF.
> >
> > #> Do you list that you are a member of your Hackerspace, DC or 2600
> > group and what do you put it under.
> >
> > #> Do you follow the no more then 2 or 3 pages rule or has that
> > changes now since most people will read your CV via TXT/PDF/DOCX and
> > not a printout.
> >
> > What are some thing really should include and also really should not
> > include on my CV.
> >
> > Thanks in advance,
> >
> > P.S : Just realised CV may not be a common term for all; CV =
> > Curriculum Vitae or Résumé.
> >
> > --
> >
> > BaconZombie
> >
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