S1 E5 – Getting hired, how to stand out as a candidate & how to better work with recruiters w/ Software Engineer turned Cyber Security Recruiter Tom Bugden

Today’s guest is Tom Bugden – a software engineer turned Cyber Security Recruiter.

In this episode we discuss:

  • How to stand out as a candidate
  • How to better work with recruiters
  • Why some senior roles are severely underpaid
  • Why job specs infamously ask for 5 years experience in a 1 year old technology


You can find Tom on Linked @ https://www.linkedin.com/in/tjbugden and you can find the recruitment agencies he advocates at https://www.opusrecruitmentsolutions.com and https://www.naviro.com.au



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