Unpopular opinion: certifications are overrated in cybersecurity. Real-world experience matters way more. Disagree?

Currently, nothing exciting about my job at Big 4 so, would like to give myself 4-6 months before I give a shot at FAANG+M, any suggestions on what key skills I should focus on and tips for interview prep? Open to learn any new skill (hard or soft) that can improve my chance at faang. All suggestions that help me plan and execute this journey are welcome.

Can anyone recommend any career couselor/ccoaches ? I’m trying to do a career change and not sure what to do. Appreciate the help ! Thanks

I got an offer in industry! Feeling excited but at the same time very confused. It’s a good offer that I don’t want to pass up but also feel extremely bad leaving during busy season. Is a 3 week notice enough? Do I let this opportunity go and just hope something will line up down the road ? Thoughts ?

Anyone here who made the exit from Big 4/MBB consulting to a VC? If so, I’d love to hear about how the experience is so far. (Not to mention the WLB and comp!) I’m considering a career change but have no one in my network I can go to for insights. Thx! 🙏🏾

Have any respiratory therapists found jobs OTHER than being a clinical RT? I want to possibly change careers, but I am finding that a lot of jobs (clinical liason, utilization review, etc) want you to have a nursing degree, not a respiratory degree. I feel like as an RT we are limited to jobs.

Spent 4 years at a life sciences boutique and then the last 1.5 years on BD team at a mega-cap pharma. Hard to get deals done, highly political, no input in decisions. Getting some bites for D roles in BD at small biotechs. Worth considering?

Hello everyone , I want to Join NT can anyone help get into NT

If I take extended sick leave, i.e. 3 months, do future employers look at this? I want to take a break from ACN because of burnout, but dont want it to be an issue if I change roles in the next year or so?

What are some career paths to Microsoft, Google, Fb roles in India, post an MBA and post consulting experience?
What are the typical salaries?
Looking to work 40-50hr weeks and have a decent salary
Profile: Btech. Systems Engineer 2years
Post MBA - Consulting 3years

Hi Guys,

I have couple of offers and difficult to decide plz suggest

experience: 10 years

tech: java , microservices and GCP

Coforge: 35
Deutsche Bank: 38
Brillio : 44

which one i should consider Definitely not Coforge, confused between DB and Brillio , Brillio not sure about job security and work but CTC offered is very good.

Thanks!!

What is the expected % pay jump from exiting consulting to industry?

I am currently a manager level technology consultant, with 6 YOE. Considering an offer to jump to industry's transformation team with ~30% pay bump.

3 weeks in as an experienced hire and still struggling in terms of understanding my role on projects, networking, organization structure, firm initiatives and career development process. How long did it take you to settle in? Any tips?

#Sharks I have a dream of working in London, how can I Pursue it.
I'm working as a Software Engineer.

Skills: .Net Core, Angular/ AngularJS, MS SQL Server, Git.
YOE: 3.5yrs

What unique skill should I have to jump in to such places.
Thanks for advise in advance.

Has anyone found a way to automate salary certifications?

We get about 3-5 requests daily to fill out salary certifications for our employees in EMEA.

At the moment, we have to do all of them manually. We open a pdf, then open their employee file and plug away. It's tedious and time-consuming, but the banks I found won't accept an internal salary certification for some reason. They're adamant about using their form. Has anyone come across this?

Any advice on moving from L4 to L5 in Amazon?

I wasn’t sure which bowl to solicit advice from so hoping to catch a bite here. I’m currently in ID. Of course, I want OUT! My interests are L&E and corporate. My options are 1) wait it out where I am in hopes to switch to L&E or 2) in house oil and gas industry transactional work. What would you do and why? I figured this bowl being specific to Texas would understand importance of oil and gas industry.

Currently doing Strategy Consulting. How is Revenue/Sales Strategy considered as a career move? Is it prestigious/important in tech companies and what’s the future path?

Does it really matter how hard you work or how outstanding your ratings are? At the end I feel you'll just get a promotion in X# years...

Does anyone ever feel like they have become the most negative person after entering public accounting?

Anybody wanna refer me to PWC 👀

HAPPY 4/18 FELLOW TAX FOLKS! hope you're all enjoying some PTO 🎉 congrats on surviving busy season 2017, pt. 1!

Top worst audit industries?

Does your office recognize admin appreciation day? Does your executive do anything to show their thanks?

I’m a newly barred attorney in Atlanta, Ga and I need two things: (1) a mentor who has time to be a mentor; and (2) a job opportunity. I am open to being a staff attorney or junior associate. CAN YALL HELP ME PLEASE?!?

So over being analyzed head to toe by women at work while they are speaking to me, at least be more discreet about it

Deloitte Federal: What's the bench like right now? Coming off of leave and wondering if there's crazy pressure to be staffed. Thanks! S&O if it matters

In an attempt to be healthier, I built a permanent standing desk. Now, once every couple hours my Apple Watch reminds me “it’s time to stand up” and I feel superior to all those chair sitters out there.

SCORES ARE UP!

Has anyone gone through Pathrise? What was your experience?

First time working as a senior and Manager doesn’t review or have time for many questions. Deff trying my best but very hard to be efficient when it’s takes time for me to understand everything (planning). anybody in the same situation?

Any interest in doing a daily reflections thread? In the spirit of rotation one of us would be responsible for posting the link and kicking off the share for a month at a time??

Any recommendations or itineraries for the French Riviera/Monaco? Thinking of flying in and out of Nice.

Anyone switch from core tax to either advisory or an HR/IFS (internal firm services) role?

Questions ask during the H-1B stamping in india? Would be helpful from folks who’ve interviewed during COVID. Thank you

My priority date is end of 2013. My husband is only petition - we filed in oct 2020 when my date became current. If he decides to switch his job right now, will there be a lot of additional paperwork/ rework? Is it not recommended?

Anyone know what kind of experience or certifications I should be aiming to get if I'm trying to break into a pentest role? I just graduated last year and have about a year of sysadmin experience and am trying to get into it asap. So, I'm already applying/job hunting and probably won't get much replies but. Should I be looking at more security analyst/admin roles first? Going for certs? Getting a masters? Wondering what I can do to improve my chances. TIA

Has anyone made the move from cyber security at the Big4 to cyber security for media companies? For example Disney or Warner Bros.

How did you manage it?

Anyone in a FAANG looking for a cyber manager. DM me please! (Generalist - Focus on governance, compliance, risk and strategy)

I have a nontechnical undergrad degree and 4 years of experience in the cyber industry. Should I invest my time in getting my CISSP / other certs OR getting a technical Masters degree like CS or MIS?

I’m a woman in my mid 20s and constantly face situations where people outside of cyber (still within the company) that I’m dealing with (older men in particular) who always push back against my cyber/technical recommendations even with managers cc’d. I studied, earned certs, and worked hard to get to where I am. Is it bc of my gender and age? In all honesty, I’ve written recommendations that male counterparts voiced in the past that had ZERO pushbacks.

Thinking about getting the AWS Cloud Practitioner certification. Does EY have any amazon resources or training materials that they provide? Any advise from people who have taken it before? Thanks!

Any EY PPMD 🐠 willing to chat/connect? Interested in learning more about the cyber practice. I’m a new campus hire in the Hoboken office. Thanks in advance!

Currently working in an IT audit role, what is the best way to transition into cyber ?

What does a senior cyber consultant make at EY or other b4 firms Chicago if that makes a difference

Any tips or tricks for CSX certification?

Joining a group that specializes in incident response. Any recommendations on things I can do this summer to prepare on fundamentals/certs?

Curious how MBB's cybercapabilities are viewed within the cyber world. Experiences, thoughts?

Always bragging about how awesome they are. Awesome people dont brag. They just are

Hey all, I have been working in Identity and access management space at EY for past 4 years. Need help with understanding best exit opportunities?

Anyone at Protiviti in their Cybersecurity consulting practice willing to chat? Looking to inquire about pay, culture, etc. Thanks!

Exit opps at a manager level - Big4 vs industry jobs? Security Architect at FAANG vs the normal career path at PwC. If compensation being slightly better at FAANG, which one would you pick and why

Folks, best password manager and why?
Many thanks!

Laterals to Deloitte Cyber from other B4: Can you describe your interview process and what each one entailed? TIA!

What’s a good taxonomy for defining requirements for logging & monitoring? (i.e., apps, db, infra, etc.)