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Kirsten Renner

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Breaking Into Cybersecurity

Security Cleared Jobs: Who's Hiring & How

Kip Boyle

Christophe Foulon

Maril Vernon

Angela Marafino

Helen Patton

Jules Okafor

Chris Roberts

Gabrielle B

Andy Ellis

Jeff Man

Malcolm Harkins

Ken Underhill

Diana Kelley

Nathan Chung

Zinet Kemal

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IN THIS EPISODE WE COVER:Kirsten Renner is the head of recruiting for the National Security Portfolio at AFS. Kirsten shares why AFS employees just don’t leave the organization, some of their hiring needs and locations, how the company supports building a career internally, her Army family, the success she’s had with the SkillBridge program and more. “Everyone I meet at AFS I ask, ‘How'd you get here, and why are you still here?’ And I find out they've all been here 10, 15, 20 year. Then I thought to myself, ‘What's in the Kool-Aid? I can't wait to find out.’”3:23 - Why do employees stay at Accenture Federal Services? What’s in their Kool-Aid?7:13 - What are Accenture Federal Services’ cleared hiring needs and where are they hiring?10:55 - Building a career at AFS.13:30 - Kirsten’s Army Family of support at AFS.21:21 - The SkillBridge program and its success. Why it’s a great opportunity for transitioning military. LINKS FROM THE SHOW:For all the links in this episode’s show notes, visit: https://clearedjobs.net/accenture-federal-services-why-employees-stay-skillbridgeAccenture Federal Services Careers PageDefcon Car Hacking VillageSkillBridgeCONNECT WITH KIRSTEN:Kirsten on TwitterKirsten on LinkedIn BIO:Possibly best known as the co-organizer of Car Hacking Village and serial volunteer across our community, Kirsten has been recruiting, primarily in infosec since 2010. After a brief spell programming and running help desks, she settled into recruiting, and specializes in the hacking community. After a 6 year journey as the Director of Recruiting at Novetta, recently acquired by Accenture Federal Services (AFS), Kirsten now runs recruiting for the AFS National Security Portfolio. When she's not recruiting (and when is she ever really not doing that), she's doing all she can to help active duty service members and veterans, and possibly running a marathon or an ultra.

IN THIS EPISODE WE COVER:Kirsten Renner is the head of recruiting for the National Security Portfolio at AFS. Kirsten shares why AFS employees just don’t leave the organization, some of their hiring needs and locations, how the company supports building a career internally, her Army family, the success she’s had with the SkillBridge program and more. “Everyone I meet at AFS I ask, ‘How'd you get here, and why are you still here?’ And I find out they've all been here 10, 15, 20 year. Then I thought to myself, ‘What's in the Kool-Aid? I can't wait to find out.’”<ul><li>3:23 - Why do employees stay at Accenture Federal Services? What’s in their Kool-Aid?</li><li>7:13 - What are Accenture Federal Services’ cleared hiring needs and where are they hiring?</li><li>10:55 - Building a career at AFS.</li><li>13:30 - Kirsten’s Army Family of support at AFS.</li><li>21:21 - The SkillBridge program and its success. Why it’s a great opportunity for transitioning military. </li></ul>LINKS FROM THE SHOW:For all the links in this episode’s show notes, visit: <a href="https://clearedjobs.net/accenture-federal-services-why-employees-stay-skillbridge" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://clearedjobs.net/accenture-federal-services-why-employees-stay-skillbridge</a> <a href="https://clearedjobs.net/company/accenture-federal-services-0936/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Accenture Federal Services Careers Page</a><a href="https://www.carhackingvillage.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Defcon Car Hacking Village</a><a href="https://skillbridge.osd.mil/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">SkillBridge</a>CONNECT WITH KIRSTEN:<a href="http://twitter.com/krenner" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kirsten on Twitter</a><a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/krenner/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Kirsten on LinkedIn</a> BIO:Possibly best known as the co-organizer of Car Hacking Village and serial volunteer across our community, Kirsten has been recruiting, primarily in infosec since 2010. After a brief spell programming and running help desks, she settled into recruiting, and specializes in the hacking community. After a 6 year journey as the Director of Recruiting at Novetta, recently acquired by Accenture Federal Services (AFS), Kirsten now runs recruiting for the AFS National Security Portfolio. When she's not recruiting (and when is she ever really not doing that), she's doing all she can to help active duty service members and veterans, and possibly running a marathon or an ultra.

Why Employees Stay, Internal Career Paths, SkillBridge | AFS, Kirsten Renner

This webinar series was created to share stories of how the most recent  cybersecurity professionals are breaking into the industry. We hope this  helps you in your quest to break into cybersecurity as well.  This webinar series is co-hosted by Renee Brown Small and Christophe  Foulon, CISSP.  _____________________________________________________________________________   About the hosts:  Renee Small is the CEO of Cyber Human Capital, one of the leading human  resources business partners in the field of cyber security, and author  of the Amazon #1 best-selling book, Magnetic Hiring: Your Company's  Secret Weapon to Attracting Top Cyber Security Talent. She is committed  to helping leaders close the cybersecurity talent gap by hiring from  within and helping more people get into the lucrative cyber security  profession. https://www.linkedin.com/in/reneebrownsmall/  Download a free copy of her book at: magnetichiring.com/book Christophe Foulon focuses on helping to secure people and process with a  solid understanding of the technology involved. He has over 10 years as  an experienced Information Security Manager and Cybersecurity  Strategist with a passion for customer service, process improvement and  information security. He has significant experience in optimizing the  use of technology, while balancing the implications to people, process  and information security by using a consultative approach. https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophefoulon/ https://cpfcoaching.wordpress.com ---  Support this podcast: https://anchor.fm/breakingintocybersecurity/support

This webinar series was created to share stories of how the most recent  cybersecurity professionals are breaking into the industry. We hope this  helps you in your quest to break into cybersecurity as well.  This webinar series is co-hosted by Renee Brown Small and Christophe  Foulon, CISSP.  _____________________________________________________________________________   About the hosts:  Renee Small is the CEO of Cyber Human Capital, one of the leading human  resources business partners in the field of cyber security, and author  of the Amazon #1 best-selling book, Magnetic Hiring: Your Company's  Secret Weapon to Attracting Top Cyber Security Talent. She is committed  to helping leaders close the cybersecurity talent gap by hiring from  within and helping more people get into the lucrative cyber security  profession. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/reneebrownsmall/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/reneebrownsmall/</a>  Download a free copy of her book at: <a href="magnetichiring.com/book" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">magnetichiring.com/book</a> Christophe Foulon focuses on helping to secure people and process with a  solid understanding of the technology involved. He has over 10 years as  an experienced Information Security Manager and Cybersecurity  Strategist with a passion for customer service, process improvement and  information security. He has significant experience in optimizing the  use of technology, while balancing the implications to people, process  and information security by using a consultative approach. <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophefoulon/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.linkedin.com/in/christophefoulon/</a> <a href="https://cpfcoaching.wordpress.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://cpfcoaching.wordpress.com</a> --- Support this podcast: <a href="https://anchor.fm/breakingintocybersecurity/support" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://anchor.fm/breakingintocybersecurity/support</a>

Special Edition_ Breaking Into Cybersecurity w_ Kirsten Renner