2025-08-04 –, Florentine B
You’ve done the work but still feel invisible. In this interactive experience, you’ll take on the role of a recruiter and help decide who gets contacted and who gets skipped. We’ll run live sourcing examples, review anonymized profiles, and break down what actually makes someone stand out. This is not a lecture. It’s a hands-on session shaped by the audience that shows how hiring really works and how to stop blending in.
This is not a presentation. It’s a live, practical experience where the audience drives the session and learns by doing.
Attendees will step into the recruiter’s seat and experience what it’s like to search for cybersecurity talent. I’ll run a real-time LinkedIn search using a job title and location chosen by the audience. We’ll review the profiles that show up, vote on who stands out, and talk through what worked and what didn’t. Along the way, I’ll explain how recruiters actually search using filters, keywords, and shortcuts most people never see.
Most professionals don’t realise how easy it is to be invisible. They’ve got solid experience, but their titles are unclear, their profiles don’t reflect how hiring teams think, and they’re missing the signals that matter. This session is designed to close that gap.
We’ll also run a live fix challenge using real profiles. It’s honest, interactive, and focused on action. The goal is for people to walk out of the room saying, “Now I understand what’s missing and how to fix it.”
I’ve spent over 9 years in cybersecurity recruitment, helping companies hire and helping people get hired. This session brings that experience to life in a way that is engaging, direct, and built for real impact.
Ricki Burke is a passionate contributor to the infosec community. He co-organizes BSides Gold Coast and SecTalks Gold Coast, and has delivered sessions at Black Hat USA, Black Hat Asia, BSidesLV, AISA CyberCon, AusCERT, BSides Canberra, BSides Melbourne, BSides Perth, and CHCon. He has also run career villages, hosted interactive workshops, and volunteered for Resume Review at BSidesLV. Ricki is the founder of CyberSec People and CyberSec.Careers, where he helps companies build stronger teams and cybersecurity professionals grow their careers.