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This is AJ. I'm a B.Sc student . I am passionate about cyber security (i'm non IT background). But I want to do business. I love teaching too. what should I do now ? I can't think what i have to do in future. someone help me pls...thanks. #career #teaching #any #career-counseling #psychology #technology.

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Norman’s Answer

Hi, I would recommend applying for jobs in sales for cyber companies. Tech sales are in high demand. Once you are in the door, it is now time to soak up every bit of knowledge possible. From there you can move up in the sales group or transition to business development or marketing. The key is to become totally immersed in it and impress the people that you report to. This industry is going to be a very strong grower for a long time to come.
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Morgan’s Answer

Hi there! I would recommend starting out in Sales Development (SDR) at a tech company you are interested in. From there, you can go down many paths. I decided that I wanted to go into a full sales cycle role after being an SDR for a year and half. I became an account executive and enjoy working with customers and teaching them about how my company can help them solve their business challenges. After a few years, many people decide to go into "sales enablement." In this role you teach sales teams how to sell your product, get them up to speed on new product developments, etc. Hope this helps!
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Jamila’s Answer

Hi Asus!

I totally resonate with your question... I had many passions growing up and was pulled in different directions by my interests. I started off in politics and international relations (i.e. I worked for a member of congress and worked closely with the UN). However, I realized that the public sector was not moving as quickly as society needs it to move, and I didn't appreciate the red tape (bureaucracy).

I felt lost. So I started reaching out to strangers on LinkedIn that aligned with the industries I wanted to tap into. I would send each person a DM and ask them if they had 20 mins. to discuss their current role and their industry. When they agree to a call, make sure you come prepared with relevant qts!!! (regarding their role and industry, day to day jobs, how they got into their role, etc), and take notes.

After collecting data from all the folks I spoke with, I decided the tech industry was the right vertical for me!! Make sure you talk to as many people as possible, ask for their raw opinions, and network!!! When you network, people will be willing to refer you to a role you're interested in. Good luck!
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Rebecca’s Answer

Hi, have you taken any course or training on Cyber Security? I believe there are plenty courses training / courses available in India. If you really want to develop in this area, I would recommend your to achieve the relevant professional qualification in this aspect.
On the other hand, since you are interested in teaching and run business, would you consider to run a education centre to offer Cyber Security courses? This may meet all your interest.
However, you may need to ensure you have sufficient knowledge and skills in Cyber Security first.
Hope this helps! Good Luck!
Thank you comment icon Thanks for your help...I have taken cybersecurity course from Udemy.com .. I got ur point but I don't understand about business that u told me . Pls can u elaborate.. thanks again asus
Thank you comment icon Awesome solution Rebecca! Sumitra Biswal
Thank you comment icon @A.J. As I understand from Rebecca's suggestion, you can create an online or offline tutorial wherein you can recruit professionals like teachers or professional experts to teach students about cybersecurity. For example cybrary. Sumitra Biswal
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Peregrin’s Answer

Many good answers here, but Sales or Product Development/Product Marketing would be areas if you did not want to be steeped in the technology, where you should have lots of opportunity. If you did want to be deeper in, many companies have customer facing technical points of contact who join them to talk with a customer, where they would answer the customers highly technical questions as a part of an sales pitch or ongoing account maintenance.

Keep focused on what you want to do, it will make the rest come more easily.

Best of luck.
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Clarissa’s Answer

Since you like to be in cyber security and being non-technical, you may consider a sales or marketing career in cyber security field. This is of high demand as this field is booming with increase of cyber attacks. It helps if you could learn more about cyber security. Linkedin Learning offers many good courses to help grasp the concepts and business aspects.
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Escherika’s Answer

I also have a Cyber Security MS degree. I would recommend applying as a college professor sense you also like teaching. I have zero tech background so I understand that part.
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Ben’s Answer

Seeking out classes the teach coding would also be helpful. Folks have mentioned (and rightly so) that going after a IT degree is absolutely helpful. in the meantime ANY and all hands-on experience you can get will go along way because you'll be able to speak to that whenever you go into an interview. Dive deep into the IT topics you want to get better at and find as many ways wether occupational or recreationally to hone your skills in those regards.
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Steve’s Answer

Hi AJ,

Life and career are long journeys.
You might think about things in multiple aspects :
1. If I miss these teaching opportunities will I be able to resume them in the future?
2. After 10 years, is this still a good career path?
3. Are you able to take the risk of pursuing a startup?
4. What are the stories you can share with your son?

Hope this advice will help you.
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Kai-Li’s Answer

In addition to all the great responses above, remember that you don't have to pick one career for the rest of your life. If you do not want an all in one solution, I recommend starting with the career choice that will also keep your other career choices open for the future. For example, if you'd like to dive into technical implementation, starting in Cyber Security (and getting additional training/education) would still keep the door open for teaching about Cyber Security or starting your own business in the future (Cyber Security or not). Make a pros and cons list and think about whether the pros/cons would help or prevent you from exploring new paths down the line.

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Sumitra’s Answer

I absolutely agree with Rebecca and to add to her suggestions, I would suggest you take up courses offered by Google / courses with fundamentals of IT since you mentioned you are from non-IT background and knowledge of IT will help you understand what to secure!
You can check this page below:-
https://www.cybrary.it/blog/can-a-non-it-person-learn-cybersecurity/
It will give you a fair idea.
And with your learnings, you can start freelancing/ set up start-up as well so as to recruit professionals who can impart education in cybersecurity, perform small-scale cybersecurity tasks, as well as it can turn into a business as well!
Hope it helps!😊
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