Secured £45,000 role at Winthrop
“I came into this training with no IT experience at all, to which I've landed a position because of the training and recruitment push. It doesn't feel like just training at all,…”
Chris joined Newto Training in April 2025 with a background in logistics, warehouse operations and technical support. He wanted to build his cybersecurity knowledge and move into a role where he could combine his technical and operational experience with his new cybersecurity skills.
Despite building his cybersecurity knowledge, Chris was struggling to:
Chris completed the cybersecurity programme, gaining practical skills across security monitoring, Splunk, OWASP Top 10, MITRE ATT&CK, CVSS, Microsoft Azure and VirtualBox. He also achieved CompTIA Security+, CompTIA CySA+ and Microsoft Azure Fundamentals (AZ-900), passing all of his exams first time.
During the recruitment phase, we provided full CV support, LinkedIn guidance, job search strategies and elevator pitch development. His CV was rebuilt to better showcase his technical and transferable experience. Chris also received guidance on how to approach his job search more effectively, rather than relying solely on job boards and recruitment agencies.
After uploading his new CV to CV-Library, Chris was approached by a recruiter about the opportunity with Winthrop.
Chris secured a Logistics & Cybersecurity Coordinator role at Winthrop, on a £45,000 salary, with his start date brought forward to 28 September 2026.
The role allows Chris to combine his logistics and operational experience with the cybersecurity knowledge and technical skills he developed through the Newto programme, joining Winthrop as it launches its first UK site.
Chris E.'s Advice
“I came into this training with no IT experience at all, to which I've landed a position because of the training and recruitment push. It doesn't feel like just training at all, and the support is unmatched. Newto gives it a personal touch which has helped me a lot and also pointed me in the right direction. I do believe that I wouldn't have landed this role if I hadn't had the support from the CV area. I had no knowledge of how to write a CV which makes it look appealing to employers, so that was a massive help.”
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