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The Aspiring CIO and CISO

You're reading from   The Aspiring CIO and CISO A career guide to developing leadership skills, knowledge, experience, and behavior

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Product type Paperback
Published in Jun 2024
Publisher Packt
ISBN-13 9781835469194
Length 256 pages
Edition 1st Edition
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David J. Gee David J. Gee
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Table of Contents (19) Chapters Close

Preface 1. Part 1: Your Journey to Becoming a CIO or CISO
2. Chapter 1: Starting the Journey to Become a CIO or CISO FREE CHAPTER 3. Chapter 2: How to Develop Yourself to Be a CIO or CISO 4. Chapter 3: Executing Your Career Path to Becoming a CIO or CISO 5. Chapter 4: CIO and CISO Interview Tips 6. Part 2: What to Do in the First 90 Days
7. Chapter 5: CIO – The First 90 Days 8. Chapter 6: CISO – The First 90 Days 9. Part 3: Being the CIO or CISO
10. Chapter 7: Moments of Truth (When You Accelerate Your Growth) 11. Chapter 8: Understanding the Pressures CIOs and CISOs Face 12. Chapter 9: CIO and CISO Survival Skills 13. Part 4: What’s Next in Your Career?
14. Chapter 10: Looking for the Next Elevator 15. Chapter 11: Risk Management as a Career Option 16. Chapter 12: What CIOs and CISOs Do in Retirement 17. Other Books You May Enjoy Appendix: Index

CIO questions that you may be asked

These are a number of the standard and more complex questions that you could be asked. I’ve penned a few bullets to outline some example answers. I haven’t written out any long-form answers, as when you are asked these questions you should never simply read the response. What is more important is to answer confidently and fluently and try to cover as much as possible. Remember that eye contact and engaging your interviewees equally are necessary. There is no point in having one interviewer vote yes for you and another vote no.

The following 25 questions I have either fielded myself or have heard asked. In preparation for your actual interview, I would suggest that you write some of your own notes for each of these example questions. These draft responses are only meant to be a guide to how I would answer this. It is always better that you do this in your own voice, and that you be totally honest in your responses. As I said, body...

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