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The CyberHire journal.
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How to assess a SOC analyst before you interview them
SOC hiring runs on certifications and trivia. Here is what a SOC analyst actually does all day, how to test each part of it, and what to probe at interview.
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17 questions to ask a cyber assessment vendor before you buy
The questions that separate a real cyber security assessment platform from a generic testing tool with a security category, including the ones we would fail.
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Work samples vs interviews: what the evidence actually says
Assessment vendors claim work samples beat interviews. The current research does not support that. Here is what it does say, and what it means for cyber hiring.
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AI has broken the CV signal in cyber security hiring
Applications are up and every CV now reads well. What AI actually changed about cyber hiring, what a CV still tells you, and what to use instead of reading harder.
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How to Assess Cyber Security Skills of Candidates
How to assess cyber security skills of candidates: set real work they cannot answer without doing, calibrate it to the level, and score what they produce.
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How to screen 200 cyber applicants without reading 200 CVs
Two hundred applications, one vacancy, and no reliable way to rank them. The practical method: invert the funnel, test first, and read CVs last.
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The cyber skills gap is a validation problem hiding in plain sight
DSIT 2025 says the cyber workforce gap is improving. Look closer. We're producing more credentialed people, not more capable ones. The shortage is a validation problem.
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Hands-on hiring: the alternative to trust-based cyber recruitment
Every other technical discipline tests skills before hiring. Cyber security is the last holdout. Hands-on hiring is the case for cyber catching up - and where to start.
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Paper tigers: spotting the cyber candidate who can't do the job
The cyber industry is full of paper tigers - people who look great on a CV but have no idea what they are really doing. The practitioner read on how to spot them.
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Cyber security recruitment agency vs in-house screening
Cyber recruitment agencies have a place. Here is when they earn their fee, when in-house assessment platforms do the job better, and how to decide between them.
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Hack The Box vs TryHackMe: which is better for cyber hiring?
Both platforms are loved by cyber learners. Neither was built for hiring. The honest head-to-head from a buyer's perspective on which one earns its slot.
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An honest TryHackMe Business review for cyber security hiring
TryHackMe Business is a great gamified learning product. The honest review of what it does for cyber hiring teams, and where the structural shape stops working.