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Oceana Barber Hampton, VA

Transitioning out of the military. I'm a little confused on what IT career I want to pursue being that I have worked in several different positions in the military. Also, what I should do to get into a position I want? Also here for networking!!

17 January 2023 6 replies Mentoring

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Christina Maskley Vero Beach, FL

Check out Northrop Grumman Skillbridge jobs.

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Keith Cassant Virginia Beach, VA

Here's some more "exploratory" type resources that can hopefully help:

https://pauljerimy.com/security-certification-roadmap/
https://niccs.cisa.gov/workforce-development/cyber-career-pathways-tool
https://niccs.cisa.gov/workforce-development/nice-framework

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Lorena Coorsh Mc Lean, VA

Hi, Oceana:
I will be delighted to speak with you and hopefully be able to provide some good advice. Please do not hesitate to contact me if you think that I can be of any assistance. Always happy to help!

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Jerry Welsh Middleville, MI

The IT area has lots of different career paths. You might want to conduct some informational interviews with different career professionals. If in the informational interviews you find a path in the IT field that would help you narrow the career. This will also help refine your knowledge.

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Richard Byrne Hillsborough, NJ

Look over the job adds, pick some you like.
Commercial job search IT, TS/SCI, BS, your location 104 joobs
https://www.indeed.com/jobs?q=Information+Technology&l=Hampton%2C+VA&sc=0kf%3Aattr%289QX3B%29attr%28FCGTU%7CHFDVW%7CQJZM9%7CUTPWG%252COR%29%3B&vjk=428e8b6ae7bda8c8

https://www.clearancejobs.com/
https://www.youtube.com/c/ClearanceJobs

Fed Gov job search, your location, 191 jobs:
https://www.usajobs.gov/Search/Results?l=Hampton%2C%20Virginia&k=Information%20Security

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