Starting a new role can feel overwhelming. New systems, new processes, new expectations. It’s easy to fall into the trap of thinking, I’m new, so I don’t know enough. But here’s the truth: Being new in a role does not mean you’re new in your expertise. This week, I had…
The Power of Transferable Skills: Leveraging Your Experience for a Career Transition. In today’s job market, one of the greatest assets you can have is not just technical know-how especially when you are transitioning into a new career, is the set of transferable skills you come with — those skills you’ve gained…
One of the highlights of attending Expert Live Netherlands was the chance to connect with people from diverse backgrounds. Among them was Christiaan, someone I had the privilege of sharing the stage with. While I plan to dive into the event itself in a future post—it was an experience so…
In the past, having good technical skills was really important for getting a job and doing well in your career. But now, things are changing. Employers are starting to realize that soft skills are also super important. Soft skills are things like being good at talking to people, working well…
This week, going about my usual 5 a.m. rituals, which include listening to Eddie Pinero, Steve Harvey, and so on, I heard Les Brown speak about "possibility blindness." He described a condition many of us suffer from without even realizing it—a condition that blinds us to the potential within ourselves…
Transitioning into any field can be an exciting and rewarding yet the most terrifying thing one could do in life, especially when you are leaving behind the comfort of your past role, And with the increasing importance of digital security in today's world, there's a growing demand for skilled professionals…
Recently, I experienced a wake-up call that made me realize I had become a bit too comfortable. Is that necessarily a good or bad thing wasn't really sure? This brought me to the question: Is ease a greater threat to progress than hardship? In our pursuit of happiness and success, we…
“Cybersecurity is a social responsibility. We all have a role to play.”― Magda Chelly For a while a noticed within my social media circles a high number of personal social media account especially Instagram getting hacked on the rise, despite the fact they chose a strong password and am not saying passwords are…
Ever since I transitioned into cybersecurity, I have a lot of people reach out to me trying to find out how they can get into cybersecurity, and most of them don't have a technical background which they sometimes think puts them at a disadvantage. Cybersecurity is so much more than…
Finding a job that is a good fit is as much about you selecting the right company as it is about them selecting the right candidate.” One of the most exciting challenges in anyone's professional’s career is interviewing and maybe starting a new job, but I have to admit the…
