Find Career Opportunities at the Community College Cyber Summit Job Fair
Looking for a cybersecurity job can be stressful, but alleviate that headache by attending a pre-summit job fair preceding the Community College Cyber Summit (3CS). Several industries and businesses will be at the fair on Thursday, Aug. 2, 8:30 to 11:30 a.m., at Mt. Hood Community College in Gresham, Oregon.
Students enrolled in information security, computer science and information technology degree programs can talk with representatives from a range of IT and cybersecurity businesses and industries that have job openings. Students, as well as recent graduates, should have their resumes ready to speak with these potential employers. Faculty attending 3CS are encouraged to attend the job fair to understand what jobs are available and the skills required for the multitude of positions.
Although 2017 was the first year of this tailored job fair, students are still raving about it. “The job fair was a very good experience. While there were a couple positions that I was not interested in (though others obviously were), most of the companies were great,” student from the 2017 3CS Pre-Summit Job Fair. “In fact, after having submitted my resume to one company, a manager approached me towards the end of the job fair. Now, I have another trip to DC planned for next week in order to get interviewed by them. Overall, the job fair was an amazing experience, and I’d love to support future events in any way I can. “
As demand continues to grow for qualified cybersecurity employees, the 3CS continues to improve educating the educators and decision-makers at community colleges about cybersecurity education. The fifth annual 3CS is scheduled for Aug. 2 to 4, in Gresham and Portland, Oregon. This year’s theme is “Expanding Expertise – Transforming Cybersecurity Programs” and follows one of four tracks: new to cybersecurity, experienced in cybersecurity and CAE-CD aspirants, cybersecurity across the curriculum, and student track. The latter is helpful for those who attended the job fair as it includes information on student competitions and associations, summer camps, and developing cyber competition teams.
For more information or to register, visit https://www.my3cs.org/students.
About Community College Cyber Summit:
The Community College Cyber Summit (3CS) is organized and produced by the National CyberWatch Center, National Center for Systems Security and Information Assurance (CSSIA), CyberWatch West (CWW), and Broadening Advanced Technological Education Connections (BATEC), which are all funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF). The outcomes of 3CS will leverage community college cybersecurity programs across the nation by introducing the latest technologies, best practices, curricula, products, and more. To learn more, visit my3CS.org.
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