Keep your head up! The right opportunity will come. Just keep practicing and don’t give up on your goals.

@CyberSherpa Thanks. I will ramp up my networking after I pass my Azure cert.

It’ll get better. Just keep working and grinding.

Try hack the box. They have good tutorials and instructions on completing CTFs.

Thank you for the feedback! I am currently working on my next video. Stay tuned.

It is worth it. Once you get in the reward of being in cyber is big. But even after starting your career the learning will never stop. If you’re applying for jobs you have to be strategic. Don’t use a shotgun approach where you apply for as many jobs as you possibly can using the same resume.

I have a detailed explanation in one of my videos.TL;DR- there is no single way that you can get into cyber there are many ways. Combining those paths will give you a better chance at a career in cyber.

It is a grind and a struggle. But there is an end in sight just gotta keep fighting.

Thank you! My goal is to bring awareness and get more people interested in the cyber security field. But also want to prepare people to the challenges this career field brings.

The notion that getting into cyber is only through help desk or IT pisses me off. That is probably one of the worst ways to get into cyber. You’re not going to learn anything security specific working helpdesk. Period. There are a lot of dinosaurs out there that got into cyber this way 20 years ago. Today that is not the case. One of the most efficient ways is going the formal education way, that’s when you can leverage that to get an internship and gain actual experience while you’re getting the education. But I do agree that starting out you might have to move to another location for a job and your first job won’t have great pay. But it is instrumental in getting the first job even if underpaid a bit. Once you have 2-3 years of that work experience you’ll be able to land better jobs. It took me about 2 years to get to the 6 figure salary. All this being said, I wish you luck in all your endeavors.

I agree, the job market in general is horrible right now. This video was more aimed at people that have no experience at all and are just trying to break into the tech sector. It gets exponentially harder to start a tech career without a degree. But you have to be persistent and just keep applying and tailoring your resume for specific jobs and roles.

You're welcome

Jacob, This is going to sound crazy, believe it or not...but I also have a corrections background. I worked for DOC for 10 years as a CO and went to school to get my BAS in Cyber Security. So we both come from pretty much identical backgrounds. I made it out and so will you. The struggle was real, juggling a full time job and full time school was not easy. When I was almost through my AAS I was able to get an internship. I started this channel specifically to help people like you, because I was also in the same spot. I will make a video on the topic of how to get your first job/internship and share some strategies. But here is the TL;DR: 1. If your college/university has some sort of Tech/Cyber club I encourage you to join and be a part of it. 2. Reach out to your College/University cyber security coordinator or someone equivalent, at times they get requests from local employers asking for interns. 3. Start looking for an internship that is local and then expand out, as mentioned in the video your first cyber job/internship is very important, this is where you will get the most experience and value. Don't worry about the salary for the first one, get what you can. 4. Look up local cyber security groups online, like meetup.com etc. Join them. Network with people in the community. This is going to be the best way to meet people locally that are in the industry. 5. Build out your linkedin profile, start networking with other students, professors and then expand the network out. 6. I will have a video specific to a resume for cyber. 7. If you haven't subscribed yet, I encourage you to.

Thanks for the info. Luckily got out of prison work and am a manger of a city library. Much easier job while I am working and going to school online full time

@@jacobwelch5029 you will get there. The market is kind of bad right now but still possible to get a job in cyber.

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There are a lot of tutorials covering this topic. There is a chance that I might do a tutorial on this topic.

Great suggestion!

In future videos I will cover some tactics and strategies on improving these skills. I will most likely not cover every single skill mentioned in this video, because some skills are directly related to a person’s personality. Thanks for watching!