Discussion: Are You Career-Ready?

"The New York Timesreports that a stunning statistic is reverberating in cybersecurity: Cybersecurity Ventures' prediction that there will be 3.5 million unfilled cybersecurity jobs globally by 2021, up from one million positions in 2014."

The quote listed above is from a "Cybercrime Magazine" article

With many Cybersecurity jobs left unfilled, and with the number slated to increase due to the boosted expansion of the global threat landscape, there have been numerous hiring frenzies across many industries.

Considering the above, do you think that you are career-ready for a role within the Cybersecurity or Information Technology industries? Assuming that you aren't, what can you do to increase your aptitude as a professional and better your chances of securing employment? (Not ready)