London, UK: The SANS Institute will be showcasing its CyberTalent Assessment tool at the forthcoming NextSec Careers Fair to be held on 11th September 2013 in London. The Careers Fair, which is closing in its target of over 600 registrations, is being organised by NextSec, a not for profit networking group for young and junior security professionals.
Preceding the event, SANS will run a CyberTalent Skills Assessment Quiz from which the top 3 will win prizes. The CyberTalent Assessments are used by organizations globally as a technical skills assessment for job applicants and also as a training needs analysis tool for understanding the cyber skills of existing team members. The Assessments helps Recruitment and HR professionals and recruitment agencies to save time, reduce administrative efforts and increase the pool of qualified candidates.
Powered by Global Information Assurance Certification (GIAC), SANS CyberTalent Assessments can provide benchmarks across many information security domains including Communications Security, Internet Security, Networking Concepts and Operating Systems Security.
A previous winner of the CyberTalent Assessment Quiz, Craig Rice said the following about the CyberTalent Assessment: "The assessment drew on a broad range of technical areas, from evidential integrity, to network packet analysis to malware techniques. I really enjoyed it!"
“Understanding the suitability of potential InfoSec candidates and also the level of training they may require is a critical requirement for every organisation,” explains Tom Carver, Director – SANS CyberTalent, “Creating a shortlist is a complex and time consuming task, even if the recruiter is a subject matter expert. Instead the CyberTalent Assessments offer the best way to accurately verify the job applicant’s technical knowledge and help create a benchmark for a particular role.”
Over 51,000 students have gained GIAC certifications worldwide and CyberTalent is able to draw on thousands of reference questions from an assessment framework that is continually evolving in line with the security and regulatory landscape. SANS CyberTalent Assessments are currently being used by a number of organisations in EMEA and the U.S.