by Roy Davis | Nov 22, 2019 | Gainful Employment |
What's the most important maintenance schedule to uphold in your IT or cybersecurity career? It's not your hardware, applications, or OS updates. It's even more important than good cyber hygiene. It's the necessity to maintain your health. As an IT or cybersecurity...
by Roy Davis | Apr 22, 2019 | Gainful Employment |
Switching jobs is an exciting thing. You get a chance to meet new co-workers, operate in a new setting, and gain new experiences. It's a great way to serve a new set of people while moving forward in your career. This period of change is also important for the people...
by Roy Davis | Apr 10, 2019 | Gainful Employment |
Before you learn how to write an IT or Cybersecurity resume that gets attention, it would be good to learn the basics of resume writing. One of my favorite resume videos you can find on YouTube is by personal finance and online business expert, Ramit Sethi. The video...
by Roy Davis | Mar 18, 2019 | Gainful Employment |
IT Job Tips What if I’m new to IT or cybersecurity? How do I get a job? You really can’t go wrong with a helpdesk position. A lot of old helpdesk tasks are being automated but there is still a need for support. You will learn a ton fulfilling a helpdesk role. You get...
by Roy Davis | Mar 7, 2019 | Gainful Employment |
Let's do something fun by looking at example IT interview questions. This is a collection of questions I've been asked, as well as questions that I prepare an answer for. If it seems like there are a lot of potential questions to prepare for, well… there is. The...
by Roy Davis | Feb 27, 2019 | Gainful Employment |
No matter where you are in your career, you need to get good at networking. Read on for some solid career networking tips. I’m not referring to knowing the OSI model, ports and protocols, or the like. Yes, that type of networking is important to understand but I’m...
by Roy Davis | Feb 25, 2019 | Gainful Employment |
If your goal is to break into security but not sure if it’s something you’d like, read on to discover that there’s something for nearly everyone. There are many different types of cybersecurity jobs available, and the demand for filling these positions will continue...
by Roy Davis | May 3, 2018 | Gainful Employment |
This post is about a job application process for a tech company. I posted a real IT Teaching Philosophy around 3 years ago. I know that it was real because I wrote it and put together the application package to teach at an educational institution. I ended up not...
by Roy Davis | Jul 14, 2015 | Gainful Employment |
Here's an example IT teaching philosophy for an adjunct instructor position for an educational institution. Think of this as a case study. Note the good and the bad aspects of this piece of the job application. IT Teaching Philosophy The students of today need to be...
Hi, I'm Roy, I created Best of Roy in college to blog about my interests and fun stuff on the Internet. From there, Best of Roy turned into a portfolio site and eventually turned into the collection of professional interests you see now. I'm originally an IT person by trade, but transitioned to Cyber Security in 2014. Stick around to see some helpful solutions for up and coming pros, all the way to enterprise level solutions.