---
id: 4849
title: "‘Proficiency takes time’: Xel on his best Bug Bounty finds and the primacy of patience in ethical hacking"
source_domain: yeswehack.com
source_url: "https://www.yeswehack.com/community/Xel-ethical-hacking-interview-advice"
published_at: "2024-02-22T09:12:00Z"
tags: ["bug-bounty", "interview", "career", "yeswehack", "patience", "switzerland"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/4849"
lang: en
---

# ‘Proficiency takes time’: Xel on his best Bug Bounty finds and the primacy of patience in ethical hacking

## Summary

Q&A with Xel (Raphaël Arrouas), 4th on YesWeHack's all-time rankings: going full-time after pentesting, his Swiss Post start, work-life balance realities, and why proficiency takes time and patience.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** yeswehack.com
- **Published:** 2024-02-22T09:12:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.yeswehack.com/community/Xel-ethical-hacking-interview-advice
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/4849