Getting Your Foot in the Door: The Most Important Skills to have in Becoming a World Class CISO

In this episode of “Life of a CISO”, Dr. Eric Cole focuses on the key skills of a world class CISO and the attributes for becoming a CISO.

He will discuss the most important skills to have in becoming a world class CISO. He will emphasize how communication is the most important, and how effective communication skills are essential to your role as a world class CISO.

Are you becoming a CISO and trying to get your foot in the door? You will learn how to effectively enter the job market, how to communicate with potential employers and leave the interview process with the door closing behind you.

Watch Dr. Eric Cole’s video to learn how to become a world class CISO.

In this episode:

  • 0:47 Turning you into a World Class CISO
  • 1:09 The Most Important Skill to Master
  • 2:50 Have Responsibility in your Workplace
  • 4:30 Do This and Everything Will Change for You
  • 5:03 Storytime: Know your worth
  • 8: 46 Acquire a Specialty Skill
  • 10:40 What is your Special Skill?
  • 13:15 Increasing your Profitability
  • 14:28 Does Money Buy Happiness?
  • 16:28 Are you looking to become a CISO?
  • 20:27 The core steps to becoming a CISO
  • 23:28 Getting your front in the door
  • 27:00 Creating an executive level CV
  • 29:31 Closing the door behind you