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Your recon mission: Information collection

Your recon mission: Information collection

From the course: Nail Your Cybersecurity Interview

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Your recon mission: Information collection

- [Instructor] When it comes to interviewing, knowledge is a significant power. In this phase we focus on information collection, your personal process which enables you to strategically leverage different types of information to gain interviewing success. Let's look at the critical pieces of information you should know in advance to be prepared for the interview: the company, the people, and the role. Multiple sources are available for you to become knowledgeable about an organization. Some sources to begin with are: the company website, Google news, Indeed.com, and industry forums. When preparing for an interview, you want to find out from your recruiter the names of the those you'll be interviewing with. Armed with these pieces of information, you can continue to gather additional data with the following sources: your network of professional peers, LinkedIn, Facebook, and Twitter. LinkedIn can provide you with a…

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