35. Careers, Certifications and Bug Bounty
35.4 Portfolio, Resume and LinkedIn
Employers want proof. Build it while you learn:
- GitHub portfolio: your lab setup notes, Bash/Python scripts (log parser, port checker), hardening checklists, Wazuh rules. Never upload real client data, keys or passwords.
- Write-ups / blog: explain retired machines and PortSwigger labs you solved, the fix for each issue, and what you learned.
- Home lab diagram: Kali, Metasploitable, DVWA, Wazuh and Suricata from this book, drawn neatly.
- Resume: one page for freshers; sections for skills (tools you actually used), projects/labs, certifications, and education. Use action lines such as "Built a Wazuh SIEM lab and wrote detection for SSH brute force".
- LinkedIn: a clear headline ("Aspiring SOC Analyst | AWS | Linux | Wazuh"), posts about what you learned, and connections with security professionals. Be honest – never claim experience you do not have.
Ravindra Bagale's Tip
Resume madhe 40 tools chi list takli ani interview madhe ekavar pan prashna aala ki gondhal – he khup freshers che hote. Fakt je tumhi swatah vaparle te liha, ani pratyek sathi ek project/lab sanga. Kami pan khare skills jast impressive astat.
Practice task
Create a GitHub repository named cyber-lab-notes. Add a README with your lab diagram and three short write-ups from chapters of this book (for example Nmap recon, SSH hardening and a Wazuh alert). Update your LinkedIn headline to match your target role.