[Cialug] Talks this month

[Don Cady]

Ok, I'll be selfish and actually vote.
I vote for the newer one we haven't heard yet.

Don

On Wed, Apr 1, 2015 at 7:57 PM, Josh More <jmore at starmind.org> wrote:

> Hey everyone,
>
> I'll be coming back to Des Moines in time for the LUG meeting this
> month, as I'm presenting at B-Sides Iowa on Saturday.  If you like, I
> can give either of those talks at the LUG too.  One of them is the job
> talk you've all seen before, but revised since I wrapped up the book
> on it.  The other is more thinky-related and about metaphors.
>
> Let me know if you'd like me to do that, otherwise I can just show up
> and hang out.
>
> Here are the summaries:
>
> Security Metaphors, Josh More
> There is a divide between the so-called "security/technical" people
> and the "business" people. We've all heard about how we need to "speak
> the language of business" and "get soft skills" to succeed. However,
> even after decades of trying, the divide still exists. Why does it
> seem that we never make progress? Are we truly not improving? Is the
> goal receding as we chase it? This presentation posits that we've been
> making a fundamental error in trying to explain things to people
> outside our field. One thing that people-oriented people do naturally
> and technically-oriented people do not is communicate with others
> using the target's metaphors. By taking this approach and translating
> issues into different frames of reference, more time is spent
> exploring the issue instead of arguing over why it matters.
>
> Hacking the Job Market, Josh More
> There is considerably more skill in the IT and security communities
> than is reflected in the jobs people are able to attain. Most people's
> limiting factor in their ability to get better jobs is not technical
> skills or even the soft skills necessary to do well in a new job. It
> is that getting a job is a completely different skill set and one that
> most people only practice every few years. We live in a world where
> our personal data is no longer ours to control. Fortunately, that
> applies to our prospective employers as well. It's time to turn the
> world's proliferation of data to our advantage. This presentation
> explains the job hunting process, why the most commonly followed
> models fail and how to better approach the search. It covers deciding
> to leave your current job, researching new possible job opportunities,
> targeting your new boss, controlling the job interview process and
> negotiating your new compensation and the departure from your current
> job.
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