ABOUT THIS EPISODE
On today’s Full Stack Journey podcast, Scott Lowe talks with Alexandria Leary who left a career as a financial advisor to break into cybersecurity. Alexandria and Scott discuss the reasons why she changed careers, and provide some information and resources useful for others who are seeking to find a career in cybersecurity. Find Alexandria on LinkedIn and see her Medium blog.
Scott and Alexandria discuss:
* The role professional networking played in making her career transition and in targeting the right area
* How Alexandria’s business experience (she worked in risk management) was critical in her new role
* The importance of “just getting started” and not getting hit with analysis paralysis
* Striving for the right balance of hands-on work in her daily job
* Why it’s necessary to have a good support system, and how this can (and probably should!) tie back to your networking efforts
Alexandria touches on a wide range of resources she used during her career transition to cybersecurity; we’ve included the full list below.
Show Notes:
Learn in Public – Swyx.io
FreeCodeCamp.com
Coursera.org
App Academy Open
ProfessorMesser.com
Security Cert Roadmap – PaulJerimy.com
Adrian Cantrill
100 Days of Cloud
Cloud Resume Challenge
Tutorials Dojo
AWS Community Builders
Women Who Code Cloud
WiCys
Scott and Alexandria discuss:
* The role professional networking played in making her career transition and in targeting the right area
* How Alexandria’s business experience (she worked in risk management) was critical in her new role
* The importance of “just getting started” and not getting hit with analysis paralysis
* Striving for the right balance of hands-on work in her daily job
* Why it’s necessary to have a good support system, and how this can (and probably should!) tie back to your networking efforts
Alexandria touches on a wide range of resources she used during her career transition to cybersecurity; we’ve included the full list below.
Show Notes:
Learn in Public – Swyx.io
FreeCodeCamp.com
Coursera.org
App Academy Open
ProfessorMesser.com
Security Cert Roadmap – PaulJerimy.com
Adrian Cantrill
100 Days of Cloud
Cloud Resume Challenge
Tutorials Dojo
AWS Community Builders
Women Who Code Cloud
WiCys
English
United States
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