Part II: Personnel Profiles for Information Security Positions in Banks

Anti-Money Laundering
Employers
Management Guidelines

Determining if a candidate possesses the skills necessary to fill an information security position effectively before hiring him/her is not a trivial task. There are many methods one can use to gauge the effectiveness of a candidate's background.

It is important to note that for some positions, it might be very difficult to find a perfect candidate (sometimes even finding a single candidate might be quite difficult). Banks should realize that they need to be somewhat flexible, and define some thresholds above that make the hiring process cost-effective. Training less experienced candidates may be a viable option when cost and time to fulfill all requirements is flexible.

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