Why Career Changers Struggle to Get Hired in GRC (It's Not Your Knowledge)

Raji Mavrik

Raji Mavrik

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Want to move into cybersecurity but don't have a technical background? GRC (governance, risk and compliance) is the route most career changers overlook, and the one where experience from HR, finance, operations and teaching counts.

In this video, Raji Mavrik, an Enterprise Security Architect working on ISO 27001 and NIS2 programmes, explains what GRC analysts actually do, which skills matter, and why most people who study the frameworks still struggle to get hired.

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CHAPTERS
0:00 Why changing careers into GRC feels broken
0:30 Who this is for
1:27 About Raj Mavrik
1:45 The turning point: training a new GRC team
2:16 What separates candidates who get hired
3:00 Why a mentor matters
3:31 Three career changers who got hired
5:09 What's broken in the job market
5:19 Myth 1: Learn the frameworks and the jobs will come
6:13 Myth 2: Just apply to more jobs
7:07 Myth 3: Another certification will fix it
7:55 The problem isn't you
8:02 The GRC Career Engine
8:19 Pillar 1: GRC Foundation Blueprint
9:03 Pillar 2: The Stark simulation
9:52 Pillar 3: Mentorship inner circle
10:37 Pillar 4: The 70:30 placement engine
11:20 Book a free consultation call

WHAT YOU'LL LEARN
What a GRC analyst does day to day
How ISO 27001, NIST CSF, NIS2 and GDPR are used at work
Why a non-technical background is an advantage in GRC
The gap between knowing the frameworks and getting hired
How to present your current experience to a GRC hiring manager

WHO THIS IS FOR
Career changers from HR, finance, operations, teaching, audit and administration who want an entry-level GRC analyst, IT risk, compliance or third-party risk role.

ABOUT GRC SAGE
GRC Sage is cohort-based GRC training for career changers. It covers the frameworks, real GRC work on a case company, and the part most courses skip: how to get hired.
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