skillset would concentrate on security aspects, resume should reflect that you are doing things in security, like mentioning that you have a virtual lab setup at your home and practice pentesting on that, things which would reflect that you know the stuff you do..
About the certs, CEH and Security+ are the most basic core security certificate that most companies demand for a startup, but having additional networking and security certs like CCNA, CCNP, CCSP etc. are good and will help you in grabbing a better pay. But the most important thing i have seen is the experience, most of the good security jobs require atleast 3 years of experience in networking and security domain (a network admin would be a good thing to backup), and a good pentester atleast requires 5 yrs. of experience before he can expect some reputation in security field.
BTW, now i am targeting towards OSCP, which i think is one of the best "must have" cert for a security professional.
About the certs, CEH and Security+ are the most basic core security certificate that most companies demand for a startup, but having additional networking and security certs like CCNA, CCNP, CCSP etc. are good and will help you in grabbing a better pay. But the most important thing i have seen is the experience, most of the good security jobs require atleast 3 years of experience in networking and security domain (a network admin would be a good thing to backup), and a good pentester atleast requires 5 yrs. of experience before he can expect some reputation in security field.
BTW, now i am targeting towards OSCP, which i think is one of the best "must have" cert for a security professional.