{"type":"rich","version":"1.0","provider_name":"Transistor","provider_url":"https://transistor.fm","author_name":"CyBytes","title":"actual tips on preparing for your first cybersecurity job in GCC | Anya Shpilman","html":"<iframe width=\"100%\" height=\"180\" frameborder=\"no\" scrolling=\"no\" seamless src=\"https://share.transistor.fm/e/b7767303\"></iframe>","width":"100%","height":180,"duration":601,"description":"Subscribe to CyBytes Newsletter\nhttps://cybytes.io/newsletter\nWhat should you actually be doing before applying for your first cybersecurity job?\nWe talk about what students and graduates can do to prepare for the GCC cybersecurity market, why hands-on experience matters, finding mentors, trying different areas of cyber and why simply messaging recruiters asking them to “find me a job” probably isn’t going to work.\nOne of the biggest themes: build things.\nProjects, blogs, labs, portfolios and genuine curiosity give people something to notice — especially when you don’t have years of professional experience behind you yet.\nFollow CyBytes\nLinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/company/cybytespodcast\nYoutube -  @cybytespodcast  \nSubstack - cybytes.substack.com\nFollow Nik here\nLinkedIn - https://bit.ly/4dGiIY9\nFollow Anya here\nLinkedIn - https://bit.ly/46h5n6i\nCyberFused - https://www.cyberfused.com/\nFollow Karim here\nLinkedin - https://bit.ly/4zAGDmf","thumbnail_url":"https://img.transistorcdn.com/Mc6_pItpo-zKy-P9B6V-BhZ9388YwZJqSCde7j-4xg8/rs:fill:0:0:1/w:400/h:400/q:60/mb:500000/aHR0cHM6Ly9pbWct/dXBsb2FkLXByb2R1/Y3Rpb24udHJhbnNp/c3Rvci5mbS84ODM3/NjY0M2NjOGRhYzdk/NmU0YWYzMTFmN2Q5/Y2M0Mi5wbmc.webp","thumbnail_width":300,"thumbnail_height":300}