Challenging Barriers to Entry and Rejection - Aarti Gadhia

BSides Vancouver 2021 Are you tired of hearing "Sorry, but you don't meet the technical requirements or have enough experience or your location is a barrier"? The pandemic has hit the economy hard. We’ve seen massive layoffs and furloughs. The past 5 months, we’ve seen so many posts of new openings in cybersecurity but, so many individuals are struggling to get a job and not even receiving a response back from their application. The world has changed and the way we do business has changed. Several articles highlight that there is a shortage in cyber skills. Is the challenge that we don’t have enough cybersecurity professionals or are we creating barriers and limiting ourselves? If the adversary does not have any barriers, why should we have barriers to entry? Join us as we cover: - There is no cybersecurity skills shortage - Importance of diversity and soft skills in cybersecurity - Tips to help you get an interview - Challenging rejection