Be Ready to Quickly Find a Security Job

In March, we looked at circumstances that might mean you may need to find a new security job quickly. This month, we are giving you steps to ensure you have a solid backup plan in place should you need one.

No one wants to find themselves with their back to the wall, pressured to take the first job offered. However, do not immediately blast resumes to every job you see. Take a breath and consider these six questions:

1. What are your near-term aims and long-term career goals?
2. What are your immediate and long-range financial requirements for a new job?
3. Are you and your family willing to move?
4. What is your assessment of your personal characteristics, competencies and operational skills?
5. Is there diversity of roles within your area of specialization that your experience would match?
6. Do you have a strategy for identification of and communicating about new roles?

Once you have the short answers to these questions, you will be able to find a better job — faster.

Now, take a deeper dive:

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