{"id":58814,"date":"2025-06-13T13:36:08","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T13:36:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/wanted-junior-cybersecurity-staff-with-10-years-experience-and-a-phd\/"},"modified":"2025-06-13T13:36:08","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T13:36:08","slug":"wanted-junior-cybersecurity-staff-with-10-years-experience-and-a-phd","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.threatshub.org\/blog\/wanted-junior-cybersecurity-staff-with-10-years-experience-and-a-phd\/","title":{"rendered":"Wanted: Junior cybersecurity staff with 10 years’ experience and a PhD"},"content":{"rendered":"

Cybersecurity hiring managers need a reality check when it comes to hiring junior staff, with job adverts littered with unfair expectations that are hampering recruitment efforts, says industry training and cert issuer ISC2.<\/p>\n

According to the organization’s latest hiring trends study, entry-level and junior job descriptions contain requirements that “are often difficult or impossible for these professionals to meet.”<\/p>\n

“This can create a catch-22 \u2013 where employers struggle to find qualified candidates and early-career talent is locked out of opportunities that could help them build that very experience,” it added. <\/p>\n

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“Hiring managers should consider reevaluating their job descriptions and other hiring mechanisms to reflect the true nature of the role, making the distinction between ‘nice-to-have’ and ‘must-have’ qualifications clear.”<\/p>\n

The study showed that more than a third of hiring managers expected early-stage hires to already have advanced certifications such as a CISSP, CISA, or CISM \u2013 achievements Dan Houser, a former ISC2 chair now at Oracle, said were unlikely or unfeasible at this level. “This has been a problem for some time, and it seems the battle continues.”<\/p>\n