The number of potentially qualified people that I see self-eliminating from open #infosecjobs saddens me. The thing is when you're looking at job descriptions, there are two ways you can look at them.
In typical Alyssa fashion, a 🧵 follows:
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In typical Alyssa fashion, a 🧵 follows:
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Some people will read through the requirements from an implicit mindset of identifying the reasons not to apply. They look for any requirements that suggest they're not qualified and when they find too many of them (for some that means even one), they choose not to apply.
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The other method, and the mindset I wish more job seekers would take, is to look at a job description with the focus of finding the reasons to apply. What requirements are things you're good at or could be good at. What responsibilities are areas of interest for you.
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I truly believe that these differences are why we have groups who will apply if the meet merely 20-30% of the requirements while other groups will only apply if they meet 70-80% (in most studies these groups are typically gender aligned).
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We talk a lot about how job descriptions define unicorns that the hiring manager will never find. But what is less talked about is that sometimes the hiring decision comes down to one bullet point that was meaningful or stood out about that candidate.
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As a job seeker it's hard to predict which aspect will be the hot button that makes you stand out from the crowd.
So stop looking for reasons not to apply, and instead find those reasons why you should. Tailor that resume based on those reasons, and send in that app.
/FIN
So stop looking for reasons not to apply, and instead find those reasons why you should. Tailor that resume based on those reasons, and send in that app.
/FIN
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