Stop Working at a Job You Hate: How to Switch into the Tech Industry

If you're feeling stuck at a toxic job and are considering making a career change to the tech industry, know that you're not alone. 

Many people find themselves in similar situations, and the good news is that making the switch is possible. 

Renita Rhodes stops by for a discussion about switching into the tech industry. Renita is a Lead Audit Manager-Information and Cyber Security for a well-known worldwide bank, supporting the coverage of the bank’s core Cybersecurity controls. 

She supports coverage in areas such as 

• Cyber Threat Fusion Center,  
• Data Loss Protection, 
• Security Information and Event Management, 
• Cryptographic Services, and 
• Network Security Management. 

Renita also works as a Cybersecurity and Information Systems Adjunct Professor at Maryville University and Harris Stowe State University, teaching the; 

• Cyber Law, 
• Policy and Compliance, 
• Security Information and Event Management, 
• Introduction to Information Security, 
• Applied Programming - Python and Systems Analysis and Design courses. 

0:00 Renita discusses her day as a bank security leader and adjunct professor
5:05 How to start figuring out where you want to be in tech
9:30 What about apprenticeships? Do they work?
10:25 Is the healthcare industry THAT toxic!
13:35 What’s Renita’s major concern? (She’s not the only one that feels this way)

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