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I’d like to say thank you for having me here today. I spent many years as a successful business manager and team builder. I am very excited to be able to merge my professional business management knowledge and experience with cybersecurity. After watching my brother-in-law do well in this field and realizing the importance of the industry, I decided I wanted to be a part of it. I studied and got my Comp TIA Security+ certification and now I currently work incident response in a SOC environment for CyberNow Labs! I investigate offenses in QRadar, alerts in Crowdstrike, and Proofpoint. I work through the incident response process to investigate and document threats to the CNL Network. I am excited to continue to grow my experience and knowledge and I am currently working toward my CySA+ . |\n| --- | --- | --- |\n| 2. | Are you legally eligible to work in the USA? | Give your current status, no matter what it is. Yes- I am legally eligible to work in the US. |\n| 3. | What is motivating you to look for a new opportunity? | Example: CyberNow Labs is a great environment, however it is a small SOC. I am looking for more opportunities to grow. I would like to see more event types, use additional tools and grow my skills. |\n| 4. | Why did you leave your last position? (If you are coming from a completely different field, they will question why or how you made the leap? Question asked in all stages of interview) | Example: I am growing in my knowledge every day and I am wanting to challenge myself with a larger environment that will have more attack types, different tools, and different challenges.\u003Cbr>Example, from another career: I had an opportunity to join CyberNow Labs to get Security+ certified and work in a hands-on capacity. Now I am able to engage in security tool monitoring, investigating, and documenting my findings as an analyst. |\n| 5. | What made you decide to start a career in Cybersecurity? | Example: I had the opportunity to get to know cybersecurity while watching my brother-in-law who has been in the field for 15+ years. He has a great work-life balance, makes great money, and loves what he does. Once I understood it more, I was hooked and here I am today.\u003Cbr>Note: You can relate it to the field you are coming from, you can bridge a connection between these jobs and how it caught your interest. |\n| 6. | What would you consider to be your areas of strength and what are some areas you'd like to improve? | • What skills do you possess that the interviewer can use in their SOC?\u003Cbr>• What is a weakness that you have that you are aware of and are working on or have worked on? Be sure to explain how you are working on it or solved it.\u003Cbr>Example: As for my strength, I am a successful team builder and team leader. I love building people up and have had tremendous success doing that over my management career.\u003Cbr>As for my weakness, it has always been that I focus so much on my people that I have sometimes forgotten about myself and what I need. So, I have found that scheduling specific times to spend on just me is an important part of keeping this under control. |\n\nCopyright CyberNow Labs-a National Cyber Group LLC Company.  \nConfidential and proprietery material not to be used, published or redistributed without prior written consent from National Cyber Group LLC.  \nThe UNbootcamp that prepares you to hit the ground running day one on the job. job placement support included.  \n[cybernowlabs.com](cybernowlabs.com/analyst)[/analyst](cybernowlabs.com/analyst)  \nCYBERSECURITY ANALYST INTERVIEW GUIDE TOP 100 QU","cbCaimGru1uglHNK","https://ap.wps.com/l/cbCaimGru1uglHNK","pdf",328609,18,"English","# Recruiter Phone Screen Questions\n## Personal Background and Motivation\n## Career Moves and Strengths\n## Eligibility, Compensation, and Logistics","[{\"question\":\"How should a candidate introduce themselves in a cybersecurity analyst phone screen?\",\"answer\":\"Be personable and specific, briefly describing background, relevant certifications, and current SOC responsibilities. 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