Question

As an IT student what is your dream job upon graduation?

What company do you want to work for?

◦What is the mission and vision of this organization?

◦What are their core guiding principles?

◦What is the position title you want?

◦What is the job description for position?

◦What specific skills are needed for this position?

◦What skills do you have already?

◦What skills do you need to acquire to obtain this position?

Draft a professional email to the hiring manager selling yourself for this position.

Answer 1

Subject: Applying for Security Analyst Position

Dear Hiring Manager:

It is with much interest that I read the job posting for the position of Security Analyst in your ABC Company. After my graduation, I want to join ABC security consulting firm. It is my dream company because   mission of ABC organization is help customers to build more secure systems and to thereby to improve the security of all their end users. This organization protects privacy of their customers by helping them in following all applicable laws and maintaining high security standards The vision of the organization is to provide sufficient security controls to all its customers and thereby to minimize any Security related incidents. I have read the core guiding principles of the organization which are

To build secure systems at every stage of the data flow, based on clients and thereby helping them to achieve their organizational goals and maintain highest possible standards of ethics, integrity and confidentiality. I like the core guiding principles of the organization on which I want to follow.

I want to join in this as an analyst, work hard and learn new things in the corporate world. I would like to gain knowledge on what the customer wants and what challenges they are facing.

The responsibilities of a security analyst are to implement sufficient security measures to protect organization or customer’s data, systems and assets. To identify vulnerabilities in the existing system, recommend effective solution to mitigate them. Be up to date with the latest methodologies used by hackers to effectively mitigate them. Perform risk assessments and give best mitigating strategies.

Currently I am able to indentify vulnerabilities in a system and can recommend solutions to fix the issues. I am able do security testing on different environments and I have hands on experience on various types of tools and techniques used by hackers. I learnt different technologies and different techniques used by hackers and also learnt different new vulnerabilities

I have attached my resume in this letter. Through it, I hope you will learn more about my background, education, achievements, and awards.

If you want me to provide any other details, please let me know. I look forward to hearing from you about this opportunity.

Thank you for your consideration.

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