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CyBytes is a podcast that features bite-sized conversations with tech and cybersecurity pros - sharing insights, stories, and actionable advice to help you navigate and thrive in the industry
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actual tips on preparing for your first cybersecurity job in GCC | Anya Shpilman (opens the original)
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Subscribe to CyBytes Newsletter https://cybytes.io/newsletter What should you actually be doing before applying for your first cybersecurity job? We talk about what students and graduates can do to prepare for the GCC cybersecurity market, why hands-on experience matters, finding mentors, trying different areas of cyber and why simply messaging recruiters asking them to “find me a job” probably isn’t going to work. One of the biggest themes: build things. Projects, blogs, labs, portfolios and ge
CyberFused can help new cyber companies find the best people in UAE | Anya Shpilman (opens the original)
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Subscribe to CyBytes Newsletter https://cybytes.io/newsletter What does it actually take to build a cybersecurity team in the Middle East? Not every client is a good client. Anya Shpilman founded CyberFused to specialise in exactly that. We get into how CyberFused works, why Anya moved towards an embedded recruitment model, what happens when a company comes to her with multiple vacancies and why international cybersecurity vendors often struggle when they first start hiring in the GCC. Follow Cy
how geopolitics affects cyber jobs in the Gulf | Anya Shpilman (opens the original)
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Subscribe to CyBytes Newsletter https://cybytes.io/newsletter Anya shares what she has personally seen across cybersecurity recruitment in the UAE Including jobs being put on hold, offers being withdrawn and companies becoming much more cautious with hiring budgets. With the current tension in the region, what are companies to do? Subscribe to CyBytes for more conversations with people actually working in cybersecurity across the UAE and beyond Follow CyBytes LinkedIn - www.linkedin.com/company/
how cybersecurity hiring actually works in UAE | Anya Shpilman (opens the original)
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Subscribe to CyBytes Newsletter https://cybytes.io/newsletter What actually happens when a company in Dubai needs to hire someone in cybersecurity? It’s a lot more complicated than posting a job on LinkedIn and waiting for the right CV. I test Anya on how she approaches a new cyber job off the cuff. From understanding what the hiring manager actually needs, setting realistic salary expectations and finding candidates, through to shortlisting, interviews and negotiating the final offer. Subscribe
has AI made cybersecurity hiring easier? | Anya Shpilman (opens the original)
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Subscribe to CyBytes Newsletter https://cybytes.io/newsletter In this episode of CyBytes, I sit down with cybersecurity recruiter and CyberFused founder Anya Shpilman to talk about how AI is changing recruitment in the GCC, where it genuinely helps, where it falls short, and why human relationships still matter when you’re hiring people We get into the ever lasting dead internet theory. AI-generated CVs, automated applications, AI interviews and the tools Anya actually uses in her own work. Subs
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