In monitoring this thread, it occurs to me that this is very likely one of those times when the ability to switch-hit or have a "fall-back" skillset is handy. I think most of us came into InfoSec from another area (Unix Sysadmin, Networking, Dev, etc.), and if responses are lukewarm, it might not be a bad idea to have an alternative resume or two emphasizing another skillset. I have several colleagues who have a "Sysadmin" resume and an "InfoSec" resume... Some of the higher-level folks on this list could likely also serve as competent IT managers, I'd wager. In fact, the InfoSec background may show a broader history than someone who's very highly specialized -- it could even be an asset in finding a position in another area of IT. I'm not in the market myself (I like to lurk on the list to get a feel for what's going on in the InfoSec job market), but in the past I received a lot of calls / emails about Unix and Cisco positions since those are areas that I work in a lot, even though InfoSec has been my specialization for quite a few years. Although I found it annoying at the time, it's nice to know that in a pinch there are some other areas to market myself in. To paraphrase the VP of a sales of a certain highly aggressive security software vendor, it's good to have as many hooks in the water as possible. --shawn -- Shawn Moyer Project Lead - Information Security Reinsurance Group of America, Inc. 1370 Timberlake Manor Pkwy. Chesterfield, MO 63017
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