General Tips
Before the Interview Tips
- Research company
- Know what they do
- Know a little about their history
- Know what services they offer
- Look them up on Glassdoor.com
- Research Interviewer
- Study appropriate material
- Reread the job description
During the Interview Tips
- Ask Questions
- Let them know when you don't know an answer but do your best to answer anyway
- Have a copy of your resume
- Ensure your mic and camera work (if remote)
- Ensure the room is distraction free and quite (if remote)
- Thank them for their time
Specific Role Tips
SOC Analyst
Junior SOC Analyst interviews are pretty straightforward compared to other interview types. Almost everyone will be centered around information on the CompTIA Security+ exam.
Before your interview make your you review your study materials especially topics such as:
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Top 8 Junior SOC Analyst Interview Questions to Study
Before your interview make your you review your study materials especially topics such as:
- Networking
- Incident Response
- Ports and Services
- Malware
- Cryptography
Recommended Blogs
Top 8 Junior SOC Analyst Interview Questions to Study
Pen Testing
This one is tough because they could ask almost anything. Spend time on HTB working your way through some boxes. Make sure you are familiar with the following:
- Attacker Methodology
- Persistence Mechanisms
- SMB/Netbios
- Web Attacks (XSS, Command Injection, SQLi, CSRF, etc.)
- Enumeration
- Pivoting Techniques