I have no idea where to put this post, so here it lands.

I'm editing my resume and will be applying on some networking & security positions.  I noticed on a couple other resumes that they had a small "Professional Affiliations" section on the bottom of the resume and had a couple security sites on there such as SecurityFocus.  Do you think it's a good idea to do this on mine and list The Ethical Hacker Network and possibly LearnSecurityOnline?

I don't have any professional security experience but want the prospective employers to know of my passion for InfoSec and that I do know how to handle myself with Buffer Overflows, Session-Hijacking, and various Tools such as Nessus, Nmap, Metasploit, etc..

Any resume tips would be great! 

p0et,

I think you should absolutely keep all of your experience in your resume.  When I interviewed for this job, which is my first security job, I stressed three main skills that I bring to the table: communication skills, relationship building, and the diversity of my career.

You have a diverse base of experience in IT, and that is essential for someone working in security.  How can you secure a desktop when you don't know how to support it?  You have to understand the needs and attitude of a typical user before you can implement security guidelines that are acceptable to those users.

There is also a school of thought that more and more managers are buying into.  If you're a smart person and you have a little bit of experience then you can be taught whatever technical skill you need to know.  If you're not able to communicate effectively, or if you don't have good people skills then you will never be useful to the company and they shouldn't waste their time with you.  If someone came to interview with me and they had their CISSP certification and years of experience, but was also defensive, arrogant, or communicated like a forth grader, I wouldn't hire him or her. 

Your technical experience shows diversity, and it proves that you know a thing or two about computers and you'll be able to handle the technical aspects of the job.  Your experiences overseas show that you're able to deal with people from diverse backgrounds.  You must be a good communicator if you were teaching English in Taiwan. 

Obviously you should stress your technical ability, but always remember that people are hiring more than a technician.  They're hiring someone that they have to work with, communicate with, and relate to every day.

very good advice right there

Here is a site I bookmarked awhile back, in a failed effort to update my outdated resume. There are some good tips here though

http://certification.about.com/cs/jobs/a/resume.htm

i'd like to see how looks too if you can dig that up.

Thanks for the link (having a look at it now) and the other advice. 

If you guys have time to take a quick look at my resume, let me know or email me at honkanen (at) gmail.com.

My company is always looking for security professtionals.  I have posted a few postions in the Careers Central portion of the forum.  If you're still looking for work, I'd be more than happy to review your resume.

As far as the resume preparation is concerned, the buzz sentence is "HOW DO YOU PROJECT YOURSELF AND HOW DO YOU MARKET YOURSELF". As mentioned in the previous posts, no matter how technically sound you are, if you don't have the soft skills and the right attitude (which you have to project in the resume, and during the interview time), you are nowhere.

Please send me a copy of your resume so that I can send you my suggestions.