TASK Meeting on working in Information Security...

Colin McGregor colin.mc151-Re5JQEeQqe8AvxtiuMwx3w at public.gmane.org
Sun Mar 25 17:26:20 UTC 2012


This month's TASK (Toronto Area Security Klatch) meeting will deal
with "Working in IS - The Skills You REALLY Need"

>From their website here is the summary of the planned meeting:

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Wednesday, 28 March 2012 6:00PM – 9:00PM

Leslie Dan Pharmacy Building, University of Toronto
144 College Street – Room PB B150

Topic 1: Executive Roundtable

Spring is here, and information security companies are hiring!  Senior
executives from local security companies (CMS Consulting,
DigitalDefence, eSentire, SentryMetrics) will be presenting their
perspective on how successfully enter the market.  The discussion will
cover subjects such as:

   The state of the local (GTA) security market, as well as Canada overall.
   The different types of security jobs available.
   How do you find the entry level jobs?
   What are security companies looking for?
   Education and certifications.... what do you need?
   Interviewing for a job (and yes, including resumes)
   I don't have experience, and all of the jobs are asking for "experience”...

Make sure you come prepared to ask questions and participate - the
goal of the roundtable is to help you identify the security
marketplace, and your role as a "product" in the marketplace.

Topic 2: Positioning yourself as a "Security Product" - A Practical Approach
Michelle Warren (mwresearch.ca)

The ability to communicate well is critical to the success any job.
You must be able to express yourself both confidently and effectively.
Without that winning combination, it can be almost impossible to break
into the information security market.  And once you're there, it is
fundamental in demonstrating your value to an organization or to
members of your team.

Michelle Warren will be presenting a dynamic, informative, and
interactive mini-workshop to help you position yourself. As a
professional communications coach with over 10 years of leading
workshops and seminars, she uses her IT industry experience to help IT
individuals to set and achieve goals, communicate more effectively,
and be more productive at work.  In addition, she is a pioneer in the
use of social networking tools to help individuals with marketing,
branding, and self-promotion.  She is excited to be working again with
TASK members to help with career development and hone their
communication skills.

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Beyond what is noted above, the meetings are free to attend. I have
found average turnout at a TASK meeting is about 75 people (and these
meetings are held in a large lecture hall). Something that threw me
the first time I went to a TASK meeting, the B in the room number
indicates "basement", so when you come into the building you will be
looking for either the stairs (or if you have mobility issues),
elevator down. The lecture hall is new enough that if you want to plug
in a laptop to keep notes, you will find that most (not quite all) of
the seats have a 110 volt AC plug built into the armrest.

Map and further details can be seen here:
http://www.task.to/calendar/vw/3/itemid/81/d/20120328.aspx
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