a few words on navigating this tough cybersecurity job market. @collinsinfosec

Uploaded October 2025 | Updated September 2026, 2 weeks ago

The cybersecurity job market in 2025 can be summed up into two words... it sucks.

In this video, I overview a few tips for navigating this tough job market, including optimizing your online application strategy, building and growing your network, and how to use "AI" to best serve you in your application endeavors. My hopes is that you can use these strategies to help aid in the search and land an opportunity, despite the market conditions.

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- a word on the cybersecurity job market: youtu.be/WWZ1pEF8iNM?si=fa6_zZ2HbjVPs3Nm

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