Explain.
What did you do wrong? What did you do right?
What I did wrong:
- Cert chase. Pointless. I know we talk about “6 certs” but it’s honestly pointless. Lol. Just my opinion. I only care about the 3 certs that really got me anywhere really. Security+, CISSP, CCNA.
- Go to school. Again my opinion but pointless. You’re better off getting an entry level position and going from there really. They didn’t even look at my degree lmao. shyt hurt.
- Scared to apply for jobs because I didn’t “fit” the requirements. This goes back to applying for entry level roles. They teach you everything once you get in that mug and it’s up to you.
What I did right:
- Applied to any and everything then fabricated the truth on my resume. I don’t recommend lying if you don’t understand the concept though. Like if you don’t know how to create a dashboard in splunk from scratch then don’t say you do or have. It’s pointless to lie about and you will get exposed once you work if not in the interview. That shyt will get you shot down real quick but if you can beef up something you have a bit of knowledge about you’re straight not gone lie. Created a lab at the crib and put that on my resume which leads to my next point.
- Doing at home labs/self study. I mean I thought that shyt was pointless but I built a Malware Analysis lab and now I’m interviewing for a reverse engineering role in my company I might get.
- It’s not what you know it’s who you know. Dead ass. LinkedIn got me where I need to go more than any little badge or certification did. Not only should you network but pester.
