The responsibilities
Author: Stefan Waldvogel
Compare your skills and knowledge with the job responsibilities.
This list is a detailed list of what you are doing and you see if you like the job or not. Here, pick the keywords and think if you can do the job. Usually, you get a huge list and only unicorns can do it. This list looks different. It starts with “communicate” and “clients”. The third position is the first technical skill, but most points are not technical.
No 4: This highlights again a big part of this job. This pen tester job is about helping and giving advice.
No 5: Again, a hint about own study time.
No 6: This is a small hidden gem because you train others and other trains you on the job. You are not a simple pen tester; you see both sides. If you see something like this and you have blue skills, this is an advantage.
Find the keywords, tasks and rank them according to your strengths and how you like them. If you have multiple job options, you can compare both jobs side by side. Hint: Most job descriptions do not look like this description, because this one is very specific.
No 4: This highlights again a big part of this job. This pen tester job is about helping and giving advice.
No 5: Again, a hint about own study time.
No 6: This is a small hidden gem because you train others and other trains you on the job. You are not a simple pen tester; you see both sides. If you see something like this and you have blue skills, this is an advantage.
Find the keywords, tasks and rank them according to your strengths and how you like them. If you have multiple job options, you can compare both jobs side by side. Hint: Most job descriptions do not look like this description, because this one is very specific.
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