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Cybersecurity Job Search and Interviews: Getting Started (Coursera)

Offered by University System of Georgia,
Cybersecurity Job Search and Interviews: Getting Started (Coursera)

Are you planning to have a career in cybersecurity? This course can help you plan your preparation for such a career as well as give some advice on finding positions and landing a position. What you will learn: the process and resources for finding the perfect cybersecurity job; the cybersecurity professional’s role in an organization’s cybersecurity effort; the knowledge preparation for the cybersecurity professional from an education versus training perspective.

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After completing this course, a learner will be able to:
• Define the cybersecurity field and describe its variations.
• Describe the need for qualified cybersecurity professionals in U.S. and global organizations.
• Discuss the cybersecurity professional’s role in an organization’s cybersecurity effort.
• Describe the NIST NICE Cybersecurity Workforce Framework and the use as a cybersecurity career development tool.
• Explain the structure, location, and responsibilities of the cybersecurity department in a traditional versus non-traditional organization.
• List and explain the knowledge preparation for the cybersecurity professional from an education versus training perspective.
• List and describe the various cybersecurity certifications available to cybersecurity professionals and differentiate their suitability based on the professional’s career status.
• Describe the process and resources for finding the perfect cybersecurity job.
• Discuss the expectations and issues associated with the long-term cybersecurity career.

Syllabus

WEEK 1
Welcome to Cybersecurity Job Search: Getting Started
This module is a brief introduction to the course.

WEEK 2
An Introduction to Careers in Cybersecurity (Module 1)
Learning Objectives for Introduction to Cybersecurity Module

WEEK 3
Understanding Cybersecurity Professionals (Module 2)
Learning objectives for Understanding Cybersecurity Professionals.

WEEK 4
Cybersecurity in the Organization (Module 3)
Learning objectives for the module on Cybersecurity in the Organization.

WEEK 5
Perfecting Your Cybersecurity Knowledge (Module 4)
Learning objectives for Perfecting Your Cybersecurity Knowledge

WEEK 6
Finding the Perfect Cybersecurity Job (Module 5)
Learning Objectives for Finding the Perfect Cybersecurity Job

WEEK 7
Landing the Perfect Cybersecurity Job (Module 6)
Learning objectives for the module Landing the Perfect Cybersecurity Job

WEEK 8
Wrap-up for the Course
This is the conclusion of the course.

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