Two controversial pieces of cybersecurity career advice I give to a lot of people I talk to on mentorship calls:
1) Don't become a manager unless you genuinely want to be a servant leader and devote yourself to people and program management for the joy and fulfillment of it.
2) Don't become a red teamer unless you genuinely in your heart of hearts want to be a red teamer, you understand what the role entails (even the boring parts), and you are willing to very deeply commit extra time and effort. They're generally much more competitive roles.
Lesley Carhart :unverified: /
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2024-06-16 18:00:42
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2024-06-16 18:00:42Event JSON
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