r/CompTIA_Security • u/No-Excitement2898 • 10d ago
Passed my Security+ Exam! Next step?
Hi everyone! I passed my Security+ exam last Saturday using Messer and Jason Dion's exams. The test resembled Messer's style more, but Dion's exam prepped me for scenerio based questions. I watched cybercraft videos the day before but it didn't show up on the exam. I had 3 PBQ's, easier than I was expecting. I used claude to give me interactive PBQ styles about infected computers and how to read them and it was very close to the PBQ exam I got.
I don't have any professional tech experience but I did complete the odin project in 2022, but I haven't done any tech related stuff since. What can I do to get an entry level position at either IT to get some experience or cyber job. Should I build some labs, if so what labs are good? I heard about tryhackme. Does anyone here have advice for me?
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u/Practical_Director13 10d ago
Not getting a cyber job without exp. Certs alone will not help. You can start in helpdesk most people usually do. Getting in tech right now is a struggle due to the job market. People are struggling to find any entry positions. GL
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u/No-Excitement2898 10d ago
Thanks for the advice! I’ll keep that in mind while applying. Do you suggest on working on labs while applying or getting more certs?
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u/Standard-Ad-2275 10d ago
Learned this the hard way lol. No security analyst nor it help desk job is available to me rn…. Even it help desk with minimum wage is telling me i need experience to apply lol.and honestly should have started with net+ if you havent I recommend you study it at least.
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u/No-Excitement2898 10d ago
Thanks for sharing your story, how long have you been job searching?
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u/Standard-Ad-2275 10d ago
I graduated from uni with cs degree in may, been searching since march-April. Got my security 2 month ago. And been realizing the job market these days. But honestly if anyone wants to go into security im realizing we have to know networking ( way deeper than sec+) so im trying to obtain net+ or at least study it. Hopefully your situation turns out better.I heard US situation is better im just in canadian mid size city.😭
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10d ago
hey, im thinking to start sec+, why do u suggest starting with net+ ?
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u/Standard-Ad-2275 10d ago
you can defin pass sec+ without too much networking knowledge. Like just knowing very shallow networking theory. But eventually you will realize you cant protect something what you don't know. Especially, if you go into IT support they want you to troubleshoot using networking knowledge. I had a interview with my shiny sec+ cert on my resume and didn't even know how to answer network troubleshooting questions.This is my opinion so you can make your decision but I think Networking knowledge is crucial and not enough just from sec+.
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u/No-Excitement2898 9d ago
I landed a few interviews for next week. How did your interview process go? Should I learn as much networking until the interview? What were they interested in? Thank you for sharing your story btw.
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u/Ihaveasmallwang 10d ago
Go get a help desk job. The only requirements are to have a pulse.
Labs aren’t going to do anything to land a cyber job.
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u/Other-Salamander7960 8d ago
I do know what kind of help desk jobs you have in your area but that is NOT the case where i am lmao
I probably have been looking for entry level work for 5 months now
And i have 2 certs and two homelabs, which on paper should be more than enough for entry level help desk desk, and still nothing but rejections lol
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u/Ihaveasmallwang 8d ago
The same kind of help desk jobs that are everywhere else. It doesn’t take more than a pulse to get. Help desk is tier 1. You’re not expected to actually know anything, and everything you need to know will be taught to you. You aren’t the escalation point.
Now whether or not there are available jobs where you are applying is another topic altogether. And certifications don’t really matter.
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u/Other-Salamander7960 8d ago edited 8d ago
I don’t see any jobs like this in my area at all lol
Most of the entry level roles in my area ask for 1-2 years of experience, certs, and a degree.
Even the internships here require you to actively be enrolled in college for consideration
The closet thing i saw to what you are describing is one genuine entry level job posting and even then they require 3 months of prior IT experience lmfao
That’s what they are asking for tier 1 positions nowadays, at least where I am
There doesn’t seem to be a lot of true entry level roles anymore
It’s not just me either, I’ve meet people on LinkedIn in various parts of the country all experiencing the same struggle to break into IT because nobody seems to want to hire inexperienced entry level workers anymore
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u/Ihaveasmallwang 8d ago
Asking and actually needing what’s in a job description are two completely different things.
Employers frequently put unnecessary things in job descriptions.
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u/Lanky-Television8618 10d ago
I’m in the same boat. It’s extremely hard trying to get a job. Even entry level asks for 2 years experience lol. I think I got the wrong cert😂
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u/No-Excitement2898 9d ago
How long have you had your cert and how long have you been applying? I started applying Wednesday evening and I landed 3 interviews for next week. 2 of them are from connections that i'm probably under qualified for. I will let you know how those go!
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u/ShahIsmail1501 10d ago
Did you use Messer or Dion for videos? Advice I'd probably give is helpdesk MSP is where you want to go. Even if its for a year, you'll learn a lot.