Introduction - IT career planning

This chapter introduces students to emerging IT and cybersecurity career paths and job roles. Further, this chapter will help students plan for a rewarding career in IT

Chapter 1: IT career planning

This chapter introduces students to emerging IT and cybersecurity career paths and job roles. Further, this chapter will help students strategize for and organize their job search and career development activities.

This chapter will help students:

• Plan for a career in IT and cybersecurity.

• Understand emerging IT and cybersecurity career paths and job roles.

• Understand key technologies, skills, and industry certifications that can help them land their dream job.

• Identify the skills and practices of in-demand cybersecurity job roles such as System Administrator, Network Administrator, Incident Responder, Penetration Tester, Cloud Engineer, Cybersecurity Manager, and GRC Analyst.

• Plan and execute a job search and career development strategy in IT and cybersecurity.

Topics covered in this chapter

IT career paths – everything you need to know

Job roles in IT and cybersecurity

How to break into information security

The Security Operations Center (SOC) career path

The GRC analyst role

How to get CCNA certification

Job search strategy

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