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With the proliferation of big data, data analytics and new technologies and laws across the globe, privacy concerns have reached new heights. This topic page provides resources, news, tools and guidance on building a career in the privacy field.

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2023 IAPP Privacy Professionals Salary Survey

This report explores the compensation, both financial and nonfinancial, offered to privacy professionals.

Privacy Curricula in US Law Schools

This report, published in collaboration with Washington University in St. Louis’ Cordell Institute, provides an overview of the current landscape of privacy curriculum in US law schools.
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Benchmarking salary for digital responsibility

This article examines to what extent has compensation kept up across domains such as AI governance, data governance, data ethics and other digital governance domains.
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Evolving privacy jobs: AI and Big Data’s impact

This web conference unpacks the shifting responsibilities and changing role definition of privacy professionals in the age of A.I. and Big Data.
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Breaking down the wall to obtain a data privacy role

In this article, County of Santa Clara Chief Privacy Officer Chris Pahl shares recommendations for getting started in the privacy field.
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Tips for career advancement: Empowering women in privacy

The members of the IAPP Women Leading Privacy Advisory Board put together this list of 10 tips for career advancement in the privacy field, with a focus on empowering women in privacy.
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Additional News and Resources

Mid-career transitions in privacy, AI governance and cyber

Lessons for the journey: The evolution of data privacy roles into data governance

AI governance professionals: Who, what and why now?

Women leading in privacy and the impostor syndrome: Inseparable companions?

WEB CONFERENCE

Empowering women in privacy: Various career paths and useful skills for success

WEB CONFERENCE

At-a-Glance: 2023 IAPP Privacy Professionals Salary Survey

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IAPP/TRU Staffing Partners Webinar: The State of Salary and Jobs in Privacy

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Report: 75% of Canadian, US CISOs pondering career change

Aspiring privacy professionals compete in moot court

Privacy pro compensation trends 2002-2022

One word: Privacy. A conversation on privacy careers with Krysten Jenci

Tech company layoffs hit privacy community, ‘spook’ job seeker marketplace

Privacy is hiring! Tips to recruit, tips to move

Building the next generation of security and privacy professionals

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The evolution of a privacy legal career

Cybersecurity Supply/Demand Heat Map

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Breaking Into Privacy: Tips for transitioning into privacy from other roles

Demand for privacy professionals soars in ‘dynamic,’ ‘cross-functional’ field

How To Get Started in Privacy Law

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Privacy job market at ‘full-tilt hiring boogie’

Profiles in Privacy: Life had other plans for eBay’s CPO, and it brought her to privacy

Privacy Careers: Job placement three years in

Applying privacy law in 3 dimensions: How to focus on solutions and maximize value

How to get started in privacy engineering

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IAPP releases Job Task Analysis Survey results

How the pandemic has altered the privacy job search and what to do about it

Report: There is a shortage of privacy professionals

Privacy pros’ salaries rise, yet pay gaps by gender persist

Five Lessons I Learned Transitioning from Security to Privacy

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Understanding and Assessing Professional Credentials and Training

Looking for career advice? Take it from these former newbies

How I Got My Start in Privacy

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DPO Job Description

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From Here to DPO: Building a Data Protection Officer

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