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How One Parent Returned as a Cybersecurity Analyst After Five Years
Episode 105 of The Comeback Career Podcast explores how Sarah Chen, a former IT project manager, re-entered the workforce as a cybersecurity analyst after a five-year gap caring for her children. Lucas and Luna break down Sarah's strategy: how she earned a CompTIA Security+ certification during nap times, leveraged a part-time contractor role at a local bank to rebuild her resume, and framed her gap as a period of transferable skill development—risk management, attention to detail, and crisis response. They discuss the growing demand for cybersecurity talent, with over 700,000 open…
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