People should also set proper expectations when it comes to salaries (at least starting out). Be weary of the “6 weeks to 6 figures” bootcamps selling you hopes & dreams. Also, Soft skills are huge! Good content as always 🙌🏾
I would try to get as much you can when starting out. Doing a low salary just because you want a job can lead to you not getting the raise you want once you have built a skill set and will have you searching for a new job.
Went for zero IT skills to Sys Admin in 9 months. My job knows I'm going to school for cyber security and sent me to my first cyber security conference recently. I feel like I'm way over my head sometimes. I hope to land a role as an analyst someday. Your videos have been a huge help, especially the home lab, which I believe is a huge reason why I got the sys admin role. Keep up the amazing work.
Hit the nail on the head about people skills. As I am breaking the wall down to walk in, I am seeing plenty lacking the ability to simply talk to people and missing out on so much more. I am glad that I learned how to do that at a young age so it's only a matter of time. Just subbed to the discord!
2:25 Exactly this. Every role I've gotten has been because of personality. Even my boss admitted to me that I was stumped on a couple of the interview questions but he was more concerned with somebody that had personality and communication skills since the more technical skills can be taught.
Man, I was hooked on this video from start to finish. Currently training to get into the field. Still undecided on which role exactly, either the incident response or cloud or network security. But I hope to figure it out soon. And a very helpful community you have on discord. All the best in your career 👏🏾
Hey Day, I can say you’re one of the cyber content creators I religiously watch bc of the amount of knowledge and tips you give to what look out for in this field. Thank you man!! I’m also recent undergraduate with computer networks and cybersecurity I’m taking my CCNA next month already studied 6 months for and I used to hate it in college but now I love it LOL. The purple team! So far the plan is Sec+ then BTL1 and start adding projects and labs on a blog post. Currently no experience but would you have any advice on how to better stand out from the rest. Make myself more competitive even with no experience? I appreciate the feedback sir!
Thanks for watching! Continue building your skills, sharing your research/labs/projects on a blog and taking on more training to keep stacking on your skills. Join the discord and we discuss more!
I may not agree 💯 % with you on that note that the careers you mentioned are more profitable. I know you mentioned Nigeria but I would think that's relatable everywhere. But what they do give you is structure and yes, status depending on where you are. For instance, in Latin America where I come from, I would be called engineer (Eng.) as part of my title, but here in NA nobody does that. You're just Mr. Doe. However, you are eligible to belong to certain circles and may give you higher salary possibilities. But what I do agree is the fact that just because you are NOT a university graduate, you can't get ahead even more so than a highly qualified professional if you have the right tools including communication skills. I have experienced that and I believe that it's helped me in my career life. (Now I'm transitioning to cybersecury and going through the same hurdles as newbies on the field)
The sound that’s hitting whenever text is coming across the screen is slamming my misophonia in the face. It’s like a zap/feedback sound and it also seems to distort whatever you’re saying at the time. Your channel, do whatever you like, I’ll stick around! But it’s kind of rough as far as I’m concerned
Hey man, I love your content and I have been watching for about a year now. I’m at a crossroad at the moment in my career and I’m not sure what I should major in to get into cybersecurity. I’m choosing between Computer information systems, Information Technology, or Cybersecurity.
you could delve into the people skills... need to expand what you mean when you say people skills. Because it is a term thrown about but people don't like talking about it... you need to be really honest about people skills 😀 and what it really means. If people are scared to talk about it.. it says a lot.....
As someone who has really not done well with people skills in my career I'd sum it up as follows. People want to help and work with people they like. Sometimes like can be as simple as sharing a hobby or looking a certain way. If people don't like you or don't really know you then you'll keep a job but rarely be the one who progresses. So focus on talking to your coworkers, including bosses, about what you're working on, what they're working on and how you can help. I've seen people promoted simply because they were always quick to share their screen on an incident call and people knew their name. I've seen other people quietly solve incidents that saved huge amounts of money only to get no credit because they never talk about it. I don't know cyberwox but I'd hazard a guess he had more than one referral during his last job search and some probably came from people who don't know him personally
For foundations: Net+ & Sec+, for practical knowledge: BTL1, CCD or CDSA and if you'd like some offensive knowledge: eJPT, PJPT or PNPT. Bear in mind that you don't have to do all of these, just the ones you can afford and that align with your learning goals.
Please help me folks, how can I transtion from IT Support Anylast to Cyber Security? I have +6 years of experience in IT support, and I feel stuck to this domain, what is the best way possible to transtion? also the market where I live are only looking for senior profiles.
@@newsoltsc Thank you, is that will make me stand out from other candidates? Because I understand certifications are valuable, but experience are critical for companies nowadays!
@@zi7409as long as you can talk intelligently enough about the question you should be fine. Since you have experience in IT, think of those things you do and apply “security” to it. Like for instance, imaging, or patch management, user access, those are all “security” related. You can almost apply security/cybersecurity to most tasks. Just gotta word it and look at it differently
Are you networking? Going to conferences, reaching out to people on LinkedIn, Discord, etc? These days you can’t just apply to jobs and hope to get an interview. Someone needs to refer you.
I’ve got 7 years of experience in the field at large startups, but just applying to jobs I’m most definitely qualified for has not gotten me anywhere. It’s always been through connections.
Are you looking for remote positions or on-site? Which industry are you looking at? I'm finding success with on-site work and in the education industry, or public sector like city jobs, county jobs, etc..
Enrolled at WGU’s BSCIA program and I am 60% through. I’ve obtained A+, Net+, Sec+, SSCP, ITILv4, LPI Essentials(this week). I did land a job in I.T although, not Cybersecurity but good enough. I am working as a Test Engineer for a telecoms company based in the U.K. The valuable experience I’m learning and the connections/referrals that I’ve gained, will truly boost me to my next step up in my career. Btw, I am planning on engaging in BTL1 program. Do you think I should start right around my CySa+ course? Once I finish Database managements, I will start SOC fundamentals from Letsdefend. PSA: OMO NAIJA 🇳🇬 🇳🇬 🇳🇬🇳🇬
