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On November 15, Northern Virginia Technology Council brought together regional industry, policy and academic leaders for its annual Capital Cybersecurity Summit in Tysons Corner, VA.

Monster Government Solutions’ Susan Fallon, Vice President of Global Strategy and Business Development, moderated a panel on Unique Ways to Attract Top Cyber Talent, which discussed innovative ways companies are addressing the cyber talent gap challenges in their organizations. The speakers below shared best practices that have been implemented to attract, recruit and retain top cyber talent to maintain a competitive edge and build their talent pipelines:

• Karen Evans, National Director, U.S. Cyber Challenge, and Partner, KE&T Partners, LLC
• Brian Loggins, Manager, Strategic Analysis, Initiatives & Operations, Cyber & Intelligence Mission Solutions, Northrop Grumman Mission Systems
• Girish Seshagiri, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer, Ishpi Information Technologies, Inc.
• Renee Brown Small, President and Founder, Cyber Human Capital LLC

Learn more about why the Greater Washington region is the nation’s Cyber Capital and access resources about the cybersecurity ecosystem at http://cybercapital.us/

From the Washington Business Journal
“We can’t sit around and expect the kind of talent we’re going to need is just going to show up,” says a Northrop Grumman executive. “Because it’s not.”
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MCLEAN, Va., Aug. 30, 2017 /PRNewswire/ -- Military.com released a new, personality assessment-based version of their popular Military Skills Translator (MST) today in order to help veterans better understand what they are qualified to do and what career fields may best match their interests and skill sets. 

 The Military Skills Translator is designed to allow job seekers and recruiters to directly translate military experience and skills into civilian terminology. But not all veterans want to work in the same job they had in the military, or they may want to see how those skills can be leveraged in a new career field.

Military Skills Translator + Personality Assessment was developed using existing military skills information and blending that with technology developed by Traitify to go beyond skills translation and incorporate personality testing.

Traitify invented an entirely new assessment format which is image-based, mobile-friendly and takes ninety seconds to complete. The Traitify Career Discovery tool gives job seekers tailored recommendations on which career fields are best suited to their personalities.

Original Article Posted on CIO Dive

Monster Government Solutions appeared in a feature story in CIO Dive titled, "From camps to badges: How groups are training the future cybersecurity workforce". 

Ultimately, the solution to the cybersecurity skills gap will require an all hands on deck approach. "It’s been our experience that building platforms that connect people to job opportunities and education through the collective efforts of government, education, industry, workforce and economic development can make a real difference," said Bruce Stephen, Director, Research, Monster Government Solutions.

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Monster Government Solutions and the Northern Virginia Technology Council (NVTC) have launched an actionable new web site, CyberCapital.us, to showcase the unique role that the greater Washington DC region plays in America’s cyber defenses: people, technology companies, education, intellectual capital, and government agencies. The goal of the site is to help drive awareness, employment, education, investment, policies, and programs in cybersecurity.

CyberCapital.us highlights the Greater Washington area’s position as a global epicenter for cybersecurity that combines public and private sector assets. The region, encompassing Washington, DC, Virginia and Maryland, has a cyber workforce of 84,000 strong, boasts 14% of the nation’s total cyber job postings, and is a hotbed for cyber activity in firms ranging from the Fortune 1000 to a growing number of venture-backed startups.  The region’s proximity, expertise and unparalleled experience in serving the federal government are critical, both in policymaking and actually protecting America interests.