There are no Divas in Privacy: How you can enter the Privacy Profession

The privacy job market is booming! Chief Privacy Officer, Data Protection Officer, Chief Data Officer, Privacy Engineer, GDPR Expert, CCPA Consultant, Data Privacy Counsel, Privacy Risk Officer… And this is just to get started. Do a vacancy search with the word ‘Privacy’ on LinkedIn or most job-search boards and you will be shown a huge variety of functions around the world for new and seasoned privacy professionals.

Paul Breitbarth and K Royal invited the founder and CEO of TRU Staffing Partners, Jared Coseglia, to join them on the Serious Privacy Podcast. Coseglia and TRU have placed over 3000 professionals in full-time and temporary positions. Breitbarth and Royal wanted to get a sense of the privacy job market, but to also discover insight about landing a position in privacy for people who are new to the field or transitioning. As a former theatre director, there was some curiosity on whether Coseglia's skills transitioned into managing privacy professionals. Listen in as they discuss some of the expectations for privacy professionals, such as a love of reading a lot given the massive amount of information related to personal data that seems to change often, HERE!