https://www.yourcyberpath.com/podcast/78/ In this episode, Kip and Jason, with special guest Deidre Diamond from CyberSN, talk about the current state of the cybersecurity industry in regards to hiring. CyberSN is a digital platform that aims to match potential employers with skilled candidates in order to help close the cybersecurity talent gap.  Deidre Diamond, the founder of CyberSN, has spent decades as a cybersecurity staffing and leadership expert. She is a passionate advocate for building diverse, multi-talented teams, and her company works hard to match the right candidates with their dream employers.  CyberSN is a platform that allows you to create an online profile that is used to instantly match you to potential cybersecurity jobs around the world that would be a good fit for you. Currently, CyberSN has over 100,000 active cybersecurity positions available as part of their platform. CyberSN also has created a unique cybersecurity role taxonomy to identify positions based on 45 different functional roles across 10 different categories. This taxonomy helps to ensure that the right candidates are being placed against the right positions for better long-term success.  Kip, Jason, and Diedre also explore the current state of the industry after the unique situations caused by the global pandemic. As Diedre points out, she has seen a growing upward trend in new cybersecurity roles, which demonstrates that employers are adding additional cybersecurity positions to their organizations. These positions are focused on leadership and education, which is a sign of a future increase in entry-level positions, since these positions require more leadership/management and training that do higher level positions. Another interesting trend noticed by CyberSN is that the salary gap between leadership and individual contributor roles has again shrunk, leading to similar pay ranges for both types of positions. This means that employees no longer have to move into management to receive higher pay. Instead, we are currently seeing both leadership and individual contributors breaking the $200,000/year mark in terms of their compensation packages.  Finally, we will cover the concept of recruitment of individuals into different cybersecurity positions, and how the recruiters are compensated by your future employer when they place you into a role.  What You’ll Learn ●    What kind of job roles exist in cybersecurity? ●    What is the average salary for various cybersecurity roles? ●   How do recruiters get compensated for placing you into a position? Relevant Websites For This Episode: ●    www.YourCyberPath.com ●   www.cybersn.com Other Relevant Episodes ●    Episode 60 - Top five jobs to two step your way into the cybersecurity industry ●   Episode 32 – Cybersecurity Service Catalog & Your Dream Job ●    Episode 13 - Landing Your Dream Cybersecurity Job