The Cybersecurity Conundrum: Too Many Experts, Too Few Jobs, and AI’s Role in the Mix
The cybersecurity job market is a paradox: a supposed skills gap with overflowing applicants. With AI gatekeeping resumes, ghost jobs haunting listings, and HR’s unrealistic demands, it’s a circus. While infosec experts divided on AI’s potential to assist red teams, the real trick is getting past automated filters without vanishing into the digital ether.
Hot Take:
Ah, the cybersecurity job market – where a simple typo can mean the difference between unemployment and an interview, and where ghost jobs haunt applicants like digital phantoms. Who knew spelling ‘cybersecurity’ correctly isn’t enough anymore? Time to upskill, network, and maybe even consult a Ouija board to find those elusive real job openings!
Key Points:
- The cybersecurity job market is seeing a shift from a skills shortage to a potential oversupply of generalists.
- AI is complicating the job search process by filtering resumes and creating phantom job postings.
- Certifications like CompTIA Security+ and CISSP are essential to pass through HR filters, but experience trumps all in interviews.
- Networking is crucial in the cybersecurity field, often more so than certifications.
- AI and budget cuts are leading companies to prefer generalists over specialists, despite some industry-specific skill gaps.
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