-: I went the business route
because its what I was interested in
and the information systems route
from a Master's perspective
because it was associated with the work I was doing.
That can get you to a leadership position
as a defense contractor.
But so can a compsci degree or a double E degree
and doing some hard science work
for the first 10 years of your career right?
There really is no perfect path to becoming
you know, a senior leader at a defense contractor.
It's just taking whatever focus you do have
and applying it appropriately.
You know, it's interesting I think we look
for a wide variety of individuals.
You know, it's interesting some might think of sports
or clubs right?
Sometimes we think of certifications.
You know, you may have a degree in computer science,
you may have an information systems degree
but if that comes with a security plus,
or a net plus, it kind of, from an
industry standard perspective allows us to gauge
how quickly you can hit the ground running.
Our customers tend to not just be
focused on certifications.
It's normally a degree and a cert
or five years of experience and a cert.
But outside of the things that you know,
all students should be doing while they're in school,
you know, traditional extracurricular activities,
I really would say if you can,
if you can parlay what you're doing in any given class
and on the side, get your certification it really,
those two things combined really separates you from the pack
when you show up and interview.