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Landing Your First Cyber Internship
w/Eirik Marquez
REGISTER
WHEN: June 19th, 2025 at 8pm EST, 7pm CST, and 6pm PST.
WHERE: After you have registered, you will receive an email with the Zoom details.
SESSION FACILITATOR: Eirik Marquez
Eirik Marquez is an undergraduate cybersecurity student at Texas A&M University-San Antonio and the president of his university’s National Cybersecurity Student Association (NCSA) chapter. As a cybersecurity practitioner, researcher, and advocate, he is passionate about securing critical infrastructure and shaping cybersecurity policy. His experience spans vulnerability management, penetration testing, and cloud security at companies such as H-E-B, Mark V Security, and CrowdStrike. Eirik strives to bridge the gap between technical expertise and policy, aspiring to become a cybersecurity fellow on Capitol Hill.
Description
An all in one presentation that helps students navigate the often confusing process of getting their first internship in cybersecurity from start to finish.
Outcomes
Students understand where they are in their journey toward gaining their first internship. Furthermore, understanding in depth each step, and preparing themselves for success so they can stand out during applications.
Importance
In an extremely competitive market, it is more important than ever to have the foundations for your application solidified. By implementing the steps in this presentation, you will start off on the right foot, avoiding many common pitfalls and potential hours wasted.
Impact
Student's will be equipped for applications, allowing them to hopefully land their first internships. Learning how to fix their resume, optimize their LinkedIn, and send referral requests.
Discoveries
Students will learn common mistakes made when making resumes, features on LinkedIn that will allow recruiters to find them, the best places to search for internships specifically, and lastly, how to gain referrals.
Contribution to a current conversation
This provides an all-in-one package for those hoping to earn their first internship. While this information is publicly available, I have nicely bundled it into one seamless version, allowing you to learn what took me many years in just an hour!
Research Questions
- How many students have a website?
- How many students currently have a resume?
- How many students have a resume following the structure outlined or a similar one without common misformatting and errors?
- How many students currently have a LinkedIn
- How many students have used a referral, and if so, did it help you land a position?
What is missing?
Most resources for interview processes only include one or two pieces, requiring further research and time spent. Additionally, not many resources are focused primarily on college students.
