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Comment by aleph_minus_one

3 days ago

> Being exceptional in cybersecurity is a pretty good indicator that someone will be successful in other fields.

I am not so certain about this. In particular being exceptional in cybersecurity does not make you good at playing political games or having the traits that a lot of bosses want from employees (I will attempt to avoid starting a discussion whether I consider such traits to be good or bad).

Exceptional includes soft skills too.

  • 1. You re-defined the scope of what it means to be exceptional in cybersecurity.

    2. One example of a trait that many bosses desire, but is not a social skill per se is docility.

    • If a doctor excels at health science but is so terrible at client communication that their patients do not understand or follow medical advice and instructions, are they a good doctor?

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