Becoming a pentester: skills, paths and first role
How to become a pentester: what the job really involves, the foundations to master, the paths in, practising legally and how to land a first offensive role.
Journal
The Cyber Recrut journal: hiring cybersecurity talent, assessing real skills, salaries and careers in security, written by recruiters and practitioners.
Pentester interview questions: a practical grid
Interview questions for a pentester, grouped by theme, with what a strong answer contains and the red flags to watch for before you make an offer.
Cybersecurity Certifications: What They Say About a Candidate
CISSP, OSCP, cloud certifications: what each type of security certification proves, what it does not, and how to use certifications when hiring.
The cybersecurity CV that makes recruiters call you
Structure, proven skills, certifications, ATS keywords and LinkedIn: how to write a clear, credible cybersecurity CV that actually gets you interviews.
Becoming a SOC analyst: skills and first roles
How to become a SOC analyst: what the job really involves, the skills to build, the paths in, the home lab, and how to land your first role in a SOC.
Assessing cybersecurity skills beyond the CV
How to assess a candidate's cybersecurity skills: hands-on labs, a fair exercise, a scoring rubric, reviewing results and the legal basics in France.
SOC analyst job description: template and advice
How to write a clear SOC analyst job description: L1, L2 or L3 level, responsibilities, skills, on-call, an annotated template and mistakes to avoid.
Pentester job description: how to attract the right people
How to write a pentester job description that attracts the right candidates: structure, annotated template, scope, requirements, mistakes and where to post.
NIS2: which cybersecurity profiles to hire first
NIS2: which cybersecurity profiles to hire to meet the directive's governance, risk management and incident reporting obligations, and in what order.