I agree with you, despite recent unemployment spikes and the fact that the contract I'm going to will expire in Oct '02, I just changed jobs because I wasn't getting enough hands on tech work at my current gig. It may just be that I'm not so focused on the big bucks as I am on having a good time at work, but I feel confident with my exp. & skill sets that I can find a position in IT quickly even if I don't land in infosec should the contract not be renewed. Of course I'm lucky to be in the DC area where the feds are gearing up security work...;) ~D -----Original Message----- From: Moyer, Shawn [mailto:smoyerat_private] Sent: Wednesday, November 28, 2001 6:07 PM Cc: securityjobsat_private Subject: Re: "Security Expertise In Short Supply", but no gigs to be found 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.
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