Re:Shared thoughts after 6 years in Pentesting
by joegosse on Monday June 26, 2017 @12:21PM
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>I've also never had a full-time job as I jumped straight from my BS to a PhD.
Not having any work experience means you'll go through "University Recruiting" (vs experienced hire) recruiting channels at any large company. This gives you tremendous freedom to explore a variety of careers as employers will only be able to judge you by your academic credentials and you won't be pigeon-holed by your professional experience. Use this to your advantage and explore as many careers & companies as possible.
Your internship will be your first professional anchor point so choose wisely - you may consider starting with a broader, more general software engineering experience before specializing to keep your options open.
Not having any work experience means you'll go through "University Recruiting" (vs experienced hire) recruiting channels at any large company. This gives you tremendous freedom to explore a variety of careers as employers will only be able to judge you by your academic credentials and you won't be pigeon-holed by your professional experience. Use this to your advantage and explore as many careers & companies as possible.
Your internship will be your first professional anchor point so choose wisely - you may consider starting with a broader, more general software engineering experience before specializing to keep your options open.