Want to win the cybersecurity interview? Learn how to fail first. In a recent interview with Stephen Semmelroth, he shared excellent advice on helping cyber professionals ace their job interviews. In this video, we recap some key takeaways but flipped to reasons why people fail.

Some of the reasons why include:

- Not conveying a deep and broad understanding of the cyber domain when answering technical questions.
- Not demonstrating passion and self-learning abilities through projects outside of work.
- Not aligning and contextualizing your application to the job description and company needs.
- Poor audiovisuals and personal optics for a virtual interview
- Social faux pas and basic etiquette.
- Insufficient due diligence about a company

Preparation doesn't necessarily mean doing everything right. More often than not, it's avoiding mistakes. Knowing what to avoid during your preparation helps you avoid mistakes.

Be prepared. Learn how to fail a cybersecurity interview.

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00:00 Intro - How to Fail a Cybersecurity Interview
00:37 Not being able to answer the "DNS Question"
02:10 Not having an active side project
03:24 Getting filtered out before the interview
05:19 Failing because of Quiet, Clothes, Camera
06:17 Not doing your due diligence on the company
08:20 Personality and Decency Issues

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