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How would i be able to gain experience in the cybersecurity industry?

I am an early College Graduate so I have an Associates in Cybersecurity but I am unsure on how to gain work experience besides the textbook learning I did, i am still planning on getting my bachelors but I want some work experience to have some knowledge on how I will continue after getting my bachelors.

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Megan’s Answer

Hi there!

A great way to gain experience is to get an internship. You can ask your professors or your colleges career services office if they know of any internships. Your career services office can also help with your resume. While you are working on your bachelor's you can also see if your campus has on-campus jobs for IT. You can also look for part time jobs.

I hope this helps!
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Matt’s Answer

I can only second the previous answers - experience, experience, experience.

This means getting internships to get hands-on skills.
This also means finding a cybersecurity-related side project to pursue alongside what you're already doing in school.
Such a project can be researching and evaluating threat intelligence at scale, examining a specific threat in depth or performing feats like malware reverse engineering.

Above all, document the things you do in a public space, like a personal homepage or Github repo. Create a portfolio that you can easily link and share.

You want to be sticking out from other applicants by including demonstrable and externally verifiable skills in your documents.
This invites whoever is looking to hire to ask you more about your projects, bringing the conversation right into your home turf - your project.
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Joy’s Answer

Hello!
Here's a great post on LinkedIn about starting out in the CyberSecurity Field:

https://lnkd.in/eDcmjzjw

Hope this helps provide additional insight.
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Atul’s Answer

In Maryland and Virginia, numerous cybersecurity firms offer paid and unpaid internships. Startups are more likely to provide opportunities than large government contractors. Research the companies you're applying to and identify the computer languages they use. Proficiency in these languages is crucial.

Be prepared to take a test (up to 3 hours) as most companies require it. Performing well on the test can lead to an interview. The test may involve writing code or identifying bugs in code snippets.
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Adrian’s Answer

Becoming comfortable with C++ is an excellent method for teaching yourself and gaining valuable experience. Offering your time as a volunteer or seeking an internship can also be a fantastic approach to strengthen your resume in your chosen area of expertise.
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Kevin’s Answer

Consider volunteering with a non-profit organization to build upon your cyber security educational experiences. Internships are great but reality is, relatively harder to find and obtain. Non-profit organizations have many unmet resourcing needs including IT security. Here's one source:

https://www.taprootplus.org/nonprofits

Look at general IT opportunities as the entry vector.
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