Hiring in Security Industry 'Very, Very, Very Good,' Says Recruiter ALC
Despite recession fears, the state of hiring in the security industry is "very, very, very good" according to one recruiter, with hiring and compensation both strong in 2023.
IPVM spoke to Chris Staniforth and Todd Brodrick of recruiting firm ALC Consulting to examine the state of hiring in the security industry, how it compares to past years, what positions are in demand, and their recommendations for job seekers.
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Executive *******
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*******, ***** *** ************** *** *** seekers ** **** **** ******* ***** technical ******, ******** ** ********** **** others ** *** ********.
Hiring ** *** ******** ** "****, ****, **** ****"
********** **** **** ****** ** *** security ******* ****** ** ****:
*** ******* ***** ** *** ****** in *** ******** ******** ***** ***: It's ****, ****, **** ****. *****'* a *** ** ****** ****** ** 2022, *** * *** ** *** major *************, *** **** ****, ***** technologies, **** *****, **, ********** ** that *****, *** ******* ******, ** well, ******* *****'* * *** ** companies **** **** ***** ****** **** good *********** ****** *** ********.
*** **** **** *** ******* *** actually ******** **** **** **** ** think ** **, **** *** ******** still ** *** ************ ***** ********** low ** ** ******* ****:
*** **** ** **** ** *** stuff ** *** ****, *** ***** think *** *** ** *** ***** was ****** ** **** *****. *** you ****, ** *******, ********* ** the ****** ** ***** **********, *** know, ***,*** **** **** ******* ** January, *** ************ *** *.*%. ***, you ****, ************ ** *** *** over **** *** ** *.*%. ** it ***** ***** ****** **** ******** from **** **** ** ******.
**** ******* **** **** ********** *** had **** **** *** ** ******* new ********* **** *** ****** ****** the ***** ***** **** ********, *** instead ******* *** *** ***** ***********.
**** *** ******* **** *************, ** it's *** *** ***** *************, **** still **** ** ** ********* ****** that *****'* ****** ********* *** ***** for ****, ***** **** ***'* **** to **** * ******** **** ** take * ********, *****, **** ***** have *** ****** ** ******* ***** the ***** ******** ***** *****. ** still ****** ******.
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Employers ****** *** *********
********** **** **** ************* **** ****** across *** *********, ********* *****, ******** developers, ********, *** ******* ********:
*** **** ** ********* **'** ****** people ****, **'* ********** **** *****, to ***** ********* ** * **** push ** *** ******** *********** **** of ******. ****** *** ****** ********, software, **********, **** ******* ******, *********, product **********, ****** **** ****** *** relationships, ****** **** **** **** ********* accounts, ** ******** ******* ***********
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********** *** ******** **** **** **** industry ************ *** ***** ** *** past *** *****:
*** *****, ******* *** *** * video/access ******* ************ ***** **** $***/$*** [thousand] *** *** *** **'*, **'* surpassing $***,***.
**** **** **** **** ***** ******** compensation *** ** ~**% *** ******** trainers **** *********, ** ****.
[****: *** ****** *** **-****** ********, meaning **** ****** **** *********** ** sales ******* *** ***]
Software **** **** **** ******* *** ********
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** ****** ******* ******** ********* *****. And *** ****, **** **** ***** to *** ***** ** ** **** past ****, *** **** ** ***** people **** **** **** *** ******** that * *** ***** **, *** of ****.
*******, **** **** **** ** *** difficult ** ******* ********** **** *********** experience **** ******* *** ********, ** they **** ***** *** ****** *********** in ***** **********.
***** ********** **** ** **** ** much **** ***** ** **** ******** and ***** **********, **** ** ******* them *** ** **** ***** *** client ******** [**** ****] '******, ***** me ******** **** ****.' *** **** I ***, ****, *** ****, ****, your *** ****** ** ***. **** person ** ****** ***. *** ******* of ******** ******** ** **********, *** you're *** ***** ** ** **** to *** ***** ********.
********* ********* ************:
[***] ******** **********, **'** ****** ********** from ***** ***, ** ** ***, as *** ** **** ********, ***** with ** *********** *** * *****. And **** *** ***** *********, ****'** usually *** ** ****** ***** ****** the *******, ** ****. [** ********]
Advice ** *** *******
********** *********** ********** ***** ***** ** on ********* ****** *** **** *******, and ***** *** ** ******* ** other *************, ** **** *** **** of **** ********* ** ******* *** with ****** *** **.
** ****** *** *** ****** **** at *** ***** ** *** ****** to *** ** ****** ** *** can ***********. ****, ** ********* *** brush ** **** ********* ******, *** then *******, ****, ** ***'** ************ with **** ******* ********, ** ** you're **********, *** ****, **** **** friends **** **** ****** ***** *************, ask **** *** *************.
******** ***** **** ********** ****** ******** their ******** ****** **** *** *** try ** ** *** ****** ** all ******. *******, ********** *** ****** off ******* ************* ***** ***** **** are ***** **:
***'* *** ** ** *** ****** to *** ******, *** ****, ******** your ***** ****, ** **** ********* or ********, *** **** ****** ***** companies ** ********* **** *** ******* for ***** ***** ****. * *** of ***** ** *** ********** ****, frankly, ***** ******* *** ********** ** everybody. *** * *** ** *** partners *** *******, **** **** **** specific ***** ****.
* **** **********. *** ***** ***** guys **** *** ********? ***, *** me **** *** ***** **********. *'** never *** **** ********** **** **** big *** ***'* *** **** ********* into *** **** **** **** * got **** **** ********.
****'** *** *** ***** **** ****'** gone *** **** *** ***** *** you ***'* *** * **** ** them. *** ******* ***** ******* ***** NOW *** **** *** ** * sudden ** ****** ** ** ** a ********* *********.
********** **** *** ******** ** *** backs ** ************ **** ***** ******* to ******* **** ******, *** *** that ****** * **** ***** ****** like **********.
****** **** *** ****, *** *** Chris ********** ****'* **** **** ***.
* **** **** * ********* ** mine: "**** ****** * *** ***** in **** ***** ** ** ******, my **** *** ***** ********** ** ALC."
****'* *** *'** *** ***** ****.
** ***** ******* ****, "******** **** berry, ***** **** ** **".
(* **** *'* *** *** **** one **** *** ****** ** ********* this)
*** **** **** ********** ******** * job *****?
**** **** *** ***** ************ *** it's ********* ** **********. *** ***** though ** ** ********* *** ******** so **'* **** ** ********** **** / ** **** ** **.
*** *** ****, ****, **** **** at ***** ***!