Resume and Interview Workshop

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1. Resume and Interview Workshop UNT Cybersecurity Club 9/23/2020
2. Agenda 1. Building your Resume 2. Writing Your Resume 3. Resume Examples 4. Preparing for an Interview
3. Things You Can Do to Build Your Resume • Capture the Flag Competitions or CCDC ◦ NCL, local competitions, and hackathons too • Work on Specific Skills/Tools ◦ Python, Kali Linux, Wireshark, cryptography • Work Experience ◦ On campus IT, lab work, CS dept peer mentor, internships • Certifications (usually $$) ◦ Security+, Network+, UNT certificate, Autopsy
4. Building Your Resume Part 2 • On campus involvement ◦ Professional organizations, service organizations, sports • Projects ◦ From class or personal • Second language and study abroad ◦ Critical languages at UNT: Russian, Chinese, Arabic, Japanese ◦ US State Dept. CLS Study Abroad clscholarship.org ◦ Boren Award borenawards.org
5. Resume Format • 1 page only • .5” to 1” margins • Without experience, highlight your skills, projects, and education • Don’t say “I” • 10-12 size font • When listing experience put most recent on top
6. Example Resumes • Note: change your resume to match each job you are applying to. Use words from the job description
7. How to Prepare for Interviews • Research the company • Look on Glassdoor for interview reviews • Write out what you would answer for popular interview questions • Practice coding tests with LeetCode or HackerRank • Know who you are interviewing with. Are they technical or are they a recruiter?
8. First Round Interview • Be friendly and sound/look happy to be there • Dress professionally if on video • Understand what the company does • Have questions for the interviewer • Be prepared for behavioral questions and short technical questions • A coding test or logic test may accompany this interview
9. Technical Interview Questions • What is on the OWASP Top 10? • Describe a 3-way TCP Handshake • Create a threat model for ______. • What is on port __? • What is the linux command for _____? • Situational questions