You are 21 ? A brand new body and a mind willing to learn.
If you want a well paying position for the rest of your life, do this....
While everyone and their dog is learning ChatGPT prompting, and it might
be a nice hobby, the long term money is in Cyber Security.
The business world is short MILLIONS of cyber security professionals.
But you need one or more certifications to get a ticket into a company.
You don't necessarily need a degree.
You have to prove you are hungry and want the career
Try http://www.cybrary.it . For $50 a month you learn everything they have.
Complete about 50 or more different mini courses and print those certificates.
You will submit them with your resume with your job applications.
Then search BHW and the course sharing websites and find a training course on
the CISSP certification. Or pay for a crash course advertised on google. Get that
cert as a beginning. Then find another major security cert and get it too.
You want TWO of them because you are an undiscovered genius that should
have gone to MIT
Then apply to the companies of your choice -
Application
Resume
Certifications
Cybrary Mini Certs.
And if you want to be cool and show them you have never been to jail and
can be trusted, do a fingerprint scan at your local Sheriff and submit that
printout with your application.
And if you want them to be super impressed, send away and get one of those
record checks from the FBI. Very impressive when submitted with a resume.
You NEED to stand out and be noticed by the HIRING MANAGER not just
those grumpy women in Human Resources that collect cats.
The "I don't have the money to go to college but I want to be in Cyber Security"
will go along way in the interview.
Cut your hair. Shave your face. Cover the tats. Wear a suit. Or if you can't
afford a nice suit from a major name at the outlet mall, wear dress pants,
a high quality dress shirt and the most beautiful tie you can buy. Maybe
one of those silk ones from china for sale on ebay.
Do what I say and you have a great chance at getting a real job. They offer many
of the college grads over a 130K to start with a signup bonus. You should be able
to get $90K IF YOU APPLY DIRECTLY TO THE COMPANY AND THEY DON'T HAVE TO
PAY THE HEADHUNTER $60K TO FIND YOU.
Good hunting
Sincerely,
The Eye
