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« on: May 20, 2016, 06:34:34 pm »
Holy shit. I never realized how many security-oriented things i do and have done at my job that i could put on my resume. god damn what a realization! and not only that, ive made policies based on what i know, and a little bit on what i've learned. mostly simple things, but theres a ton of them
so i'm a property manager right... password management for my coworkers, locking up the keys to all the apartments we manage, LABELING the god damn keys, keeping a copy in the management office, labeling a copy of the keys at the superintendents location differently (so if theyre stolen its not clear which key is for which apt), getting cipher locks for the back doors of the apartment, suggesting to my boss where to put the security cameras, getting the cameras set up so we can view them remotely, getting motion activated lights that will deter people from pissing on our doors, and more
its not all technical, but it provides a great background. what may seem impressive to employers is the fact that i suggested and "designed" (lol) and ultimately implemented these controls myself! I'm not just FOLLOWING controls, I'm actively MAKING them and getting OTHERS to follow them. i can also bullshit some ones that i didnt do, like acting as though i white listed devices that could access our wifi, turned off SSID broadcasting, made digital back ups of our tenant records to increase availability, encrypted them to increase confidentiality, user awareness training, etc
i want to eventually be in management in IT security, not so much on the technical side anyway, so this stuff should definitely help me if i put it down on my resume.
i am also going to type up a report of EVERYTHING security related i did at my job. i'll make it as though it was a report i submitted to my boss that he approved. sometimes when you apply to jobs it gives you an option to upload an attachment of whatever you want to add (like side projects), and i'll attach this report. i'll also bring it with me to interviews.
this is much better than saying "yeah i supervise the super and handyman and manage buildings and stuff"
btw i realized all this stuff while studying for my Security+ certification. a ton of the stuff on there is not technical at all.
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