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@@jidalhassantana My first and second interviews were pretty soft skills heavy, and less technical. My third and final was definitely more technical with four members from the compliance team. It was a little intimidating having four different people constantly firing questions at me. It kinda of reminded me of an interrogation. I think I did alright. I was asked a question relating to encryption. She spoke with an accent, and I had difficulty understanding her. Also, I need to work on the answering the question about my day to day in my previous roles. All of my interviews have been through MS Teams. It has been going on two weeks now, and I have not heard back. It’s too bad because I really liked the company, and the people that I interviewed with. I guess it was not meant to be. I alway ls go out of my way to send thank letters to each of my interviewers also. My goal is to work in a remote role that will give me the flexibility to work from anywhere in the world, with the possibility of setting my own work hours. Maybe this is asking for too much. I do not mention this during my interviews, by the way. I hope this helps. Please let me know your thoughts.
Thank you Sandra for this video - If I were in my shoes, I would have felt reluctant to share failed story, but like you say 'you learn more from your failed interviews'. So again, thank you for sharing your experience!
I'm glad sharing this experience could help people currently in the job market right now! Especially considering this was an interview for my "dream job" at the time so the rejection definitely hit hard at the time. Appreciate it!
I also did exactly same as you mentioned on this video, latter they said “It’s more about coding related job rather than red teaming” , and I don’t have any coding experience so I’m out ..
I agree, it's hard because you never know what topic they're gonna ask you about, and most cases when you're a beginner, the interview prep is gonna be the most "make it or break it" on whether or not you studied the right topics
Does Mandiant also have same interview process like Google ? What are the rounds and knowledge we can expect for security analyst role ? Does they focus on programming languages ( leet code ) ?
Thank you very much for sharing your interview experience and being +ve. Could you tell for which position you've applied? Will the interview pattern/no.of rounds would change for senior positions? How much weight would CyberSecurity certifications add value to get shortlisted? Thanks.
Thanks for sharing! It's difficult to know everything in cybersecurity. In a past interview that's non-IT related, I had a panel interview and the questions I was asked was scenario-based. Fortunately, I provided the answers that were acceptable, and I eventually got the job. However, I left the job after 6-months for IT manager position for another company. One question after the interview to ask is if there are other or future positions that you would qualify for based on your experience. Cheers!
I got my rotational program job by going to a tech conference that had a career fair hiring for new grads/internship roles, the grace hopper conference!
getting married in a few months, got laid off from a tech company, been applying since novemeber.....not sure what I'm doing wrong, i had my resume reviewed and they said it was good, any other advice on how i can prepare for interviews?
Do you have your Sec+ cert? That made the biggest difference for me, I also have a video coming out this Thurs on optimizing your LinkedIn to get recruiters reaching out to you. With the tough job market these days, most people I know getting jobs are from direct recruiter outreach or referrals so LinkedIn is your best bet. I think the recommended changes in that video will really help boost your chances, wishing you the best of luck!! Also try applying to jobs on builtin and startup.jobs, they're less saturated than the indeed/popular job portals
Let me know any interview stories you'd like to share below!👇
💡 Ace your cybersecurity interviews with my Cybersecurity Interview Prep Mastery Course: learn.withcybersecurity.com/
💻 My Cyber Security Career Resources: withsandra.square.site/
📚 Google Cybersecurity Certificate: imp.i384100.net/k0R0rz
📕 Get My FREE Cybersecurity Beginner Roadmap Guide: www.withsandra.dev/
Stay Connected:
👯 Join our Discord :D - discord.gg/2YZUVbbpr9
Connect on LinkedIn: www.linkedin.com/in/withsandra/
You are a very kind Lady when sharing your knowledge. Hello From TJ Mexico :D
Failing is definitely a good thing. You learn and grow from it. Since you shared this with us we learn from yours 🤙
100% what I learned from this experience as well. I'll be taking these learnings into my next interviews for sure!
I just completed a third interview this morning for a Compliance Analyst role.
You got this!! Wishing you the best of luck in getting the role!
@@WithSandra Thank you, Sandra. ❤️
Hi Lana can you give us details about the interview process? Thanks
@@jidalhassantana Sure. What would you like to know?
@@jidalhassantana My first and second interviews were pretty soft skills heavy, and less technical. My third and final was definitely more technical with four members from the compliance team. It was a little intimidating having four different people constantly firing questions at me. It kinda of reminded me of an interrogation. I think I did alright. I was asked a question relating to encryption. She spoke with an accent, and I had difficulty understanding her. Also, I need to work on the answering the question about my day to day in my previous roles. All of my interviews have been through MS Teams. It has been going on two weeks now, and I have not heard back. It’s too bad because I really liked the company, and the people that I interviewed with. I guess it was not meant to be. I alway ls go out of my way to send thank letters to each of my interviewers also. My goal is to work in a remote role that will give me the flexibility to work from anywhere in the world, with the possibility of setting my own work hours. Maybe this is asking for too much. I do not mention this during my interviews, by the way. I hope this helps. Please let me know your thoughts.
Thank you for sharing your go-through experience also best of luck for your future journey as well.😊
Thank you! I'm glad sharing this experience could help people currently in the job market right now :)
Thank you Sandra for this video - If I were in my shoes, I would have felt reluctant to share failed story, but like you say 'you learn more from your failed interviews'. So again, thank you for sharing your experience!
I'm glad sharing this experience could help people currently in the job market right now! Especially considering this was an interview for my "dream job" at the time so the rejection definitely hit hard at the time. Appreciate it!
I also did exactly same as you mentioned on this video, latter they said “It’s more about coding related job rather than red teaming” , and I don’t have any coding experience so I’m out ..
Great beginner video for those new into cybersecurity
Thank you! Im glad sharing my experience is able to help!
Thank you for sharing your story and all the insights
Thank you Luca!
i have the Google Cybersecurity Certificate can u tell me what to do next or if I can land a job or not?
with this cert.
I have a video covering this here! - ruclips.net/video/CkkGGkr8_Wk/видео.html&ab_channel=Sandra-Tech%26Lifestyle
Cool thanks.
Great video 💪🏼
Really glad this could be helpful! :)
Do not feel bad being rejected from Google. They are a very questionable company with questionable innovations.
Technicalities no, Governance yes ..
What were some of the key questions or competencies they focused on during your process?
Don't sweat it they laid people off just recently. They probably just don't really need people anymore at the moment.
Very true with lots of tech companies doing layoffs, though some security teams on Google are still hiring atm!
Cyber security interview are very diffrent and little hard than other interviews like coding and software developer
I agree, it's hard because you never know what topic they're gonna ask you about, and most cases when you're a beginner, the interview prep is gonna be the most "make it or break it" on whether or not you studied the right topics
Yeah, the process at Google is interesting. It took me I think ~3 fails 😅 till I finally landed a cybersecurity role at Google.
That's amazing! Great to hear that persistence is key 😁
@@WithSandra Yup! =D
Too bad we didn't get to work together hehe.
hey, are there dsa rounds/system design in it?
Congrats👏🏻
Hi @Sandra! Do you do any 1:1 career consulting atm?
Does Mandiant also have same interview process like Google ? What are the rounds and knowledge we can expect for security analyst role ? Does they focus on programming languages ( leet code ) ?
Thank you very much for sharing your interview experience and being +ve.
Could you tell for which position you've applied? Will the interview pattern/no.of rounds would change for senior positions?
How much weight would CyberSecurity certifications add value to get shortlisted? Thanks.
Thanks for sharing! It's difficult to know everything in cybersecurity. In a past interview that's non-IT related, I had a panel interview and the questions I was asked was scenario-based. Fortunately, I provided the answers that were acceptable, and I eventually got the job. However, I left the job after 6-months for IT manager position for another company. One question after the interview to ask is if there are other or future positions that you would qualify for based on your experience. Cheers!
Did the ask Data structure and Algorithm in your Interview?
How did you land that first job? I heard you were in a rotational program. How can I do that?
I got my rotational program job by going to a tech conference that had a career fair hiring for new grads/internship roles, the grace hopper conference!
@@WithSandra oh okay thank you!
getting married in a few months, got laid off from a tech company, been applying since novemeber.....not sure what I'm doing wrong, i had my resume reviewed and they said it was good, any other advice on how i can prepare for interviews?
Do you have your Sec+ cert? That made the biggest difference for me, I also have a video coming out this Thurs on optimizing your LinkedIn to get recruiters reaching out to you. With the tough job market these days, most people I know getting jobs are from direct recruiter outreach or referrals so LinkedIn is your best bet. I think the recommended changes in that video will really help boost your chances, wishing you the best of luck!!
Also try applying to jobs on builtin and startup.jobs, they're less saturated than the indeed/popular job portals
Yeah i have Sec + , Thank you so much for your advice!I will check out your new vids @@WithSandra