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Ace Your Cybersecurity Job Search: Resume & Interview Tips

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During the course, you’ll fine-tune your understanding of cybersecurity roles, career opportunities, and the skills you need on your resume. You’ll learn the best way to search for jobs, build your portfolio, and draft an elevator pitch. You’ll create your resume, draft a cover letter based on job requirements, and learn how to prepare for interviews. Plus, you’ll review potential interview questions and responses, and look at the post-interview actions you need to take to achieve success.

Language

  • English

Topic

  • Security

Industries

  • Information Technology, Government, Financial Services

Enrollment Count

  • 197

Skills You Will Learn

  • Job Interview, CyberSecurity, Job Search, Resume

Offered By

  • IBMSkillsNetwork

Estimated Effort

  • 10Hourse54Minut

Platform

  • edX

Last Update

  • July 12, 2025
About this Course
Course outline
Module 1: Getting Ready for a Cybersecurity Career
  • Welcome to the Course
  • Cybersecurity as a Career
  • Creating a Professional Portfolio
  • Module 1 Glossary and Graded Quiz: Getting Ready for a Cybersecurity Career
Module 2: Identifying Jobs, Creating Resumes, and Drafting Cover Letters 
  • Identifying Jobs
  • Drafting Resumes and Cover Letters
  • Module 2 Glossary and Graded Quiz: Identifying Jobs, Creating Resumes, and Drafting Cover Letters
Module 3: The Interview Process
  • Initial Interview Rounds
  • Final Interview
  • Module 3 Glossary and Graded Quiz: The Interview Process
Module 4: Understanding Interview Questions and Post-Interview Next Steps 
  • Interview Questions
  • Post-Interview Next Steps
  • Module 4 Glossary and Graded Quiz: Understanding Interview Questions and Post-Interview Next Steps
  • Course Wrap-Up

Instructors

Rav Ahuja

Global Program Director, IBM Skills Network

Rav Ahuja is a Global Program Director at IBM. He leads growth strategy, curriculum creation, and partner programs for the IBM Skills Network. Rav co-founded Cognitive Class, an IBM led initiative to democratize skills for in demand technologies. He is based out of the IBM Canada Lab in Toronto and specializes in instructional solutions for AI, Data, Software Engineering and Cloud. Rav presents at events worldwide and has authored numerous papers, articles, books and courses on subjects in managing and analyzing data. Rav holds B. Eng. from McGill University and MBA from University of Western Ontario.

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