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What are some good tips for interviewing? #9

Open ghost opened 2 years ago

tweedge commented 2 years ago

Good one! Want to own it?

ghost commented 2 years ago

Yes please!!!

tweedge commented 2 years ago

Assigned!

ghost commented 2 years ago

Hey tweedge - I'm not really sure how to do this. I typed up the content in a document, but not sure where to put it. I clicked the Fork button, but don't know where to paste my content.

tweedge commented 2 years ago

In your repository here, click the top right button "Add file" (next to the green button 'code'). That'll open a dropdown. Then 'create new file' - paste your content in there, set the file name, and click the green 'commit' at the bottom. Should work great - let me know if you get stuck!

tweedge commented 2 years ago

Hey @eric16lee - changed the contribution guide, just post your content here please and I'll review. No need for git anything :P

ghost commented 2 years ago

Oh thank goodness!! I've never used GIT before. I was going to sit down today and look into your directions, but this makes it much easier. Below is the content that I wrote up for this tip:

What are some good interview tips?

First things first…… Everyone is really bad at interviewing at first. Don't focus on that. Being comfortable while interviewing takes practice. The most important thing you can do is be yourself. You don’t want to sell yourself as one person and then be a completely different person once you join the company.

The main thing that helped me throughout my career was to write up a summary of your experience and what you are looking to do. Refine it and get it just right. Share it with someone and get feedback to improve it.

It doesn't need to be fancy, but it does have to be comfortable for you to say. Once you have it where you want it, practice it. Over and over, and over again. Get to the point where you say it so naturally that you wind up saying it a little differently each time. You can change it as often as you like until this becomes second nature for you to say.

Many interviewers will ask you to tell them about yourself. This is the time to naturally go over what you wrote.

For example:

Interviewer - thanks for coming in eric16lee. We've read your resume, so why don't you tell us about yourself and why you applied for this role.

eric16lee - “sure, happy to.. After high school, I went to college, but didn’t know exactly what I wanted to do. I took a bunch of classes and eventually found out that I really enjoyed IT. I started my career in that field and really learned a lot about technology and how things work. Over time, I found myself fixing virus infected PCs and dealing with people getting phishing E-Mails. This really got me interested and so I decided that I wanted to change directions and find a job that focused on preventing these types of things. That is when I found that I had a lot of passion for cybersecurity. Over the last 5 years, I worked in a few different roles that taught me a lot about security. I decided that I wanted to learn more, so I started to self study and was able to pass my Security+ certification. I did it the old fashioned way by reading the 500 page book and taking practice tests online until I was confident I would pass the exam..

I really enjoy learning the different areas of cybersecurity. I decided to apply for this role because it sounds like a great place to apply my experience while learning some new things along the way.”

Obviously, that's just a snippet of what you could say, but I hope it got you thinking. Some other content to consider adding to your summary:

Make this a priority. It will be a valuable tool in your career search.

Other than that, think through any of the responsibilities that you had in previous jobs and how they may have contributed to cybersecurity. Did you add/remove access (least privilege)? Did you handle any helpdesk calls for phishing, virus, etc.? These are all points to mention in the interview.

Most of all….. Relax. Be yourself.. And Good Luck!

-- Eric

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