so...what did CISSP do for your career?

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Hey,
So as the title says, did the cissp cert help your career much? This is mainly for the guys here who had little to no experience in infosec before geting the cert. Im curious to see how it helped e.g got an interview, got you onto the info sec path, pay rise etc. How did you start and where you are now.
So as the title says, did the cissp cert help your career much? This is mainly for the guys here who had little to no experience in infosec before geting the cert. Im curious to see how it helped e.g got an interview, got you onto the info sec path, pay rise etc. How did you start and where you are now.
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Overall, I think it's a great certification to have and list with your name, and it is highly desired in the industry. But I feel it doesn't hold the value it once did, I'm seeing lots of listings looking for the GSEC and other SANS certs aswell, also the ISACA certifications too (CISM/CISA) etc. I'd say it held more weight a few years ago when the market wasn't so saturated with them, and when it was harder to come by in a pool of applicants.
The thing about this particular cert is that there are alot of folks who try to make dubious attempts to get it on their resumes, using terms such as "CISSP Trained" or "Studied CISSP", or my absoulte favorite, "CISSP (In progress)". No folks, not an associate of (ISC)^2, i'm talking someone who just started studying the CBK that week. So it's very refreshing to find someone who is legitimately certified.
It's highly likely that in a stack of 20 resumes with "CISSP" as a keyword, only 2 or 3 are certified. I wouldn't believe it if I hadn't seen it myself.
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Do you intend on using it.
I get calls and emails from recruiters regularly, looking for either:
- Security guys (which I'm not really at this point)
- Server/Network guys in government environments (requiring CISSP)
If you have any infrastructure experience (servers, network, virtualization, storage, etc.) the CISSP will open up a ton of work in shops that REQUIRE it. Sometimes employers are willing to fudge on the experience requirements if they can find a CISSP who is clearable and has *some* of the required knowledge.
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Interesting, i have several years experience with servers, network and virtualization. Looking for a change of direction and heading down the grc route. Hopefully the cissp will open doors for me.
good to hear, actually i had been looking on linked in using the cissp keyword and it seems there are a few positions alright, mainly london. I dont have any ties so could follow wherever doors open i guess. I also looked at cissp roles in edinburgh and bristol, both supposed to be nice cities.
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The 5-7 years business experience i would prob struggle with, i wonder how important it is to really have this! I have no business background so not sure if that will hamper me much but i have 5 years in support/network admin roles.
Never let job requirements put you off a job. Some requirements are essential whilst others are good to have. You could easily make a good case for yourself at the interview stage..
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Yeah very true, what area are you in yourself? I think London would be a good spot to test out the cissp.
still in the same job and haven't looked for new a job since, though several companies contacted me since I listed in on Linkedin (not sure if it's related to it or not though.) like Facebook and Red Hat.
If you are debating on getting it, I say it is a MUST for a security dude.
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I can feel you, my friend. I have had a number of interviews in my country and all of the time, recruiters have asked me. "Did you write CISSP down in your resume, just because you are working on it or, are you really certified?". I sometimes feel offended by this
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Would you reccomend putting membership numbers for all security certifications ect on resume? Or just for CISSP?
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I can perceive you guys changed company to get the salary increase, right ?
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I only have that information on my linkedin. I like to keep my resume as clean as possible and they can validate all of that when they do their background checks.
I will definitely say it helped. When the recruiter called to inquire about the position, he seemed very passive, like it was just a routine call. He pulled an old resume that didn't have my cissp cert on it. When I told him I had it, I could tell it peaked his interested. Long story short, got the interview and got the job.
It's weird because a lot of the people I work with are fairly new like I am and I'm one of the few, if not the only, who have it outside of upper management. My salary is modest mainly because I currently lack the experience but everyday I have a co-worker (when they find out I have it) either asking why am I here and not somewhere else making more or wanting to know the steps I did to pass it. To question #1. I tell them once I get some experience, I'm out because I'm only making about 5k mute than my computer support job I left. I just mainly took the job to get my foot in the door.