Just keep on applying and interviewing until you get an offer. Even if you have an offer keep on applying and interviewing until you actually start. Also if you can get it... get the CCNA it a valuable certification and trump the CompTIA certifications. It will put you ahead. I graduated from WGU as well and I have 3 degrees from them. I work in software development as a Technical Scrum Master. I would also advise you to get an entry level agile certification (CSM, PSM). If you do not want to get them at least learn about agile frameworks because that is the direction most companies are heading.
@@danigan9564 I have to second the CCNA recommendation and a cloud certification like AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Admin / Security Engineer / Networking
I’m a WGU student BS IT that’s working as a cybersecurity analyst graduating in a few months. The advice I give in addition to those roles you apply to is to look for cybersecurity adjacent roles such has vulnerability analyst and vulnerability management. There is a lot of competition for security analyst, soc , analyst, cybersecurity analyst almost too much competition which is why I suggest looking at the adjacent roles because there isn’t as much competition.
Also the key sometimes to breaking in looking for industries and opportunities people forget to look or don’t want to look. Also it’s easier to get a hybrid or on site role than it is remote. Use the on-site and hybrid to pivot into a fully remote. I have personally witnessed companies try to recruit you with as little as 6 months to experience. So you won’t have to suffer long in a less than ideal situation
Google just launched their cybersecurity cert, I don't know how much weight that will have, but it says upon completion you get access to a 'Google Career Certificates Employer Consortium' exclusive job-application platform. That seems like it might be worth something especially since you might even be able to breeze right through it within the free trial week on Coursera with the knowledge you already have. I'm looking into all this myself, haven't even started WGU yet. it's always tough hearing how people that already have the degree, some certs, and even a little IT experience for the resume, still have a hard time getting a gig. Good luck man
I'm following closely. I'd recommend you also consider going to university job fairs. I got 2-3 callbacks with those compared to zero with Google job board postings.
Hey man, I’m trying to do a career change and I have just got enrolled to the wgu computer science program. But trust me, I know what the job hunt is like. With my other bachelors it took me so long to find a decent job. Just keep pushing bro
Hey man I’m about to graduate from a coding bootcamp in like a month or so. I’m preparing myself for this kind of experience 🤣just keep grinding you will get a job no problem. You’re a great storyteller! Great video!
@@danigan9564 love this video too if you keep making videos of this quality your channel will grow. This video hit my algorithm, and I totally assumed it already had like 20-50,000 views. Hope to see that soon for you! You deserve it.
Hey man, a 2 out of say 150 application response rate will most definitely be because of your cv or application approach. Idk what the market is like in your field, but you should be aiming for at least a 10-20% response rate. Just flinging out cv’s into the abyss doesnt work imo, your CV and cover letter should be specifically tailored to every job listing, and should only include things needed for the job. This is very tedious but it will produce results. People say it’s a numbers game, but the employer will always pick the best looking option, you need to present yourself as the only option. Also you should be reaching out to managers and businesses directly so you can get your cv in the hands of a real person. This is something i started doing while looking for internships during school, as internship listings are non existent. Also, your careers centre at your school should have access to an ATS scanner that will tell you how good your cv is, so i would look into that. Hope some of this helps!
Wow, these are the exact same things I followed in order to secure myself a job. My college last semester was a internship(coop) semester, and I created my own job, by getting rejected from atleast 200 companies, that I decided, my resume and cover letter were not good. So I spend, at least a week, to fix them, and make a common enough template, which acts as base resume and base cover letter. Then I started applying, for companies with customized resume and cover letter, fine tailored to what the job wants our of me. I even applied for full time jobs, just for the heck of it. You know, increase your shots. I got 6 interview calls, and I cleared 2 out of them. The company which paid me more, I choose that company, which was the full time job I applied. I negotiated my base pay to be that of full time software engineer. In terms of me and my friends, I was the highest paid internship student. But now I feel like I am getting dumb days by days, on working on a frontend and just working to make money for the business, while I could be doing something more good, like use my skills to make the world a better place. Not to sound like a cliche, but unlike a lot of people, I mean it.
@@Pulkit__7 Spend time learning next to your job and use the money to build a good future, one where you provide for a famiy your community and the world as a whole. For people that can change the world to work with you, you need to be that kind of person as well. So first, get your belief in God in line and get a family set up.
Employers want to find the best option that cost less. No matter how much experience you have they can always provide training. That said they are looking for yes man who is going to work more for less.
Bro good luck !! I’m in the same position, trying to apply and find something to get me started! Try job fairs, i travelled 5 hours for one and have heard back from a few hiring managers already. It helps to make any connections! Good luck to you and I look forward to seeing an update !
Don’t apply to 100 jobs that is very inefficient because everyone else is doing the same thing. You need to look at some job descriptions and evaluate yourself and the experience you have so far, and even if you don’t have 3-5 years experience but out of everything they’re asking you can at least do 3 things still apply. You need to fix your resume in a way that connects with specific skills the company is looking for, also tailor your resume with specific keywords to bypass ATS cause most of the times it’s ATS software filtering applicants rather than a person. Lastly create a Linkedin profile well made, look for tutorials on youtube how to make a good linkedin profile and create a custom message you can send recruiters after you apply for a position detailing your experience and skills and how they are relevant to the position you’re applying for. I’m telling you from my experience, I had a crappy resume before and was doing the same thing everyone else was doing “simply applying.” I worked on all of these things I mentioned and completed more than 18 interviews before finding my current job and most of them I didn’t even have to apply. Most of the times it was recruiters reaching out to me on Linkedin for phone screenings and thankfully a lot of those phone screenings turned into interviews with supervisors and hiring managers. Now its even more easy with AI like Chat GPT to tailor your resume and experience according to job descriptions. Focus on one specific segment of security like MSSPS and gain experience as support engineer and tailor your resume and profile accordingly, don’t just try to be a jack of all trades and master of none.
I wish you luck man. Just wanted point out that you can see your phone number and other information at the top of your resume for a split second when you first show it.
Hard to get an entry level job but yet there are thousands of IT jobs available. Go figure. And yes I understand alot of those jobs are not entry-level. But if there is such a demand for IT professionals, companies need to be willing to hire talented, motivated people who are willing to work hard at their jobs, even if they don't check every box in the recommended requirement list.
My favorite is when it's an entry level position but they expect a handful of years of experience in that positions. Like what? That's either unrealistic or they want employees who are content with being and staying entry level. It also communicates to new hires that they want to do little development in their career.
How much longer until you join the U.S. military and get stationed in Japan 🇯🇵 working as a Cyber Security Operations Officer? Starting salary will be $80K. A top secret clearance is provided and plenty of international travel will be included to also include all expenses paid for flight, hotel, taxi, etc.
@@briannastone2326 I wonder if this guy is some lying recruiter lol. Thats just sad. The military COULD offer 80k salary on starting… but they aint gonna 🤣 The military is frickin socialist. A Cyber Security Lieutenant makes exactly the same as a Coast Guard Janitor Lieutenant And that BS about ‘plenty of international travel’ is probably the most common non-existent perk that recruiters bring up. Most people end up stationed in places like Georgia and Florida (if youre lucky), or worse, N. Dakota
@@danigan9564 Most companies would say if you're within 6 months of your graduation date.... then yes! Have you looked into applying to Department of Defense internship?
Just keep on applying and interviewing until you get an offer. Even if you have an offer keep on applying and interviewing until you actually start. Also if you can get it... get the CCNA it a valuable certification and trump the CompTIA certifications. It will put you ahead. I graduated from WGU as well and I have 3 degrees from them. I work in software development as a Technical Scrum Master. I would also advise you to get an entry level agile certification (CSM, PSM). If you do not want to get them at least learn about agile frameworks because that is the direction most companies are heading.
thanks for the insight!
@@danigan9564 I have to second the CCNA recommendation and a cloud certification like AWS Solutions Architect, Azure Admin / Security Engineer / Networking
What do you mean by trump the CompTia certifications? (I'm not a native speaker)
I've held these CompTia certs on high regard 😮
I’m a WGU student BS IT that’s working as a cybersecurity analyst graduating in a few months. The advice I give in addition to those roles you apply to is to look for cybersecurity adjacent roles such has vulnerability analyst and vulnerability management. There is a lot of competition for security analyst, soc , analyst, cybersecurity analyst almost too much competition which is why I suggest looking at the adjacent roles because there isn’t as much competition.
Also the key sometimes to breaking in looking for industries and opportunities people forget to look or don’t want to look. Also it’s easier to get a hybrid or on site role than it is remote. Use the on-site and hybrid to pivot into a fully remote. I have personally witnessed companies try to recruit you with as little as 6 months to experience. So you won’t have to suffer long in a less than ideal situation
Hey thanks for the tips I’ll definitely look into it!
Google just launched their cybersecurity cert, I don't know how much weight that will have, but it says upon completion you get access to a 'Google Career Certificates Employer Consortium' exclusive job-application platform. That seems like it might be worth something especially since you might even be able to breeze right through it within the free trial week on Coursera with the knowledge you already have.
I'm looking into all this myself, haven't even started WGU yet. it's always tough hearing how people that already have the degree, some certs, and even a little IT experience for the resume, still have a hard time getting a gig. Good luck man
I'm following closely. I'd recommend you also consider going to university job fairs. I got 2-3 callbacks with those compared to zero with Google job board postings.
Hey man, I’m trying to do a career change and I have just got enrolled to the wgu computer science program. But trust me, I know what the job hunt is like. With my other bachelors it took me so long to find a decent job. Just keep pushing bro
Hey man I’m about to graduate from a coding bootcamp in like a month or so. I’m preparing myself for this kind of experience 🤣just keep grinding you will get a job no problem. You’re a great storyteller! Great video!
Yea bro it ain’t easy but we got this
@@danigan9564 love this video too if you keep making videos of this quality your channel will grow. This video hit my algorithm, and I totally assumed it already had like 20-50,000 views. Hope to see that soon for you! You deserve it.
@@tim5749 thank you bro!
Update
@@AyoubAbubaoer I got a job! Just had my first week of work lol. Making 65K in the Midwest
Don't think I didn't book that persona music in the background. Keep it up brother, you'll get there it just takes a lot of apps.
lmao was just about to comment this thought i was tripping out.
Hey man, a 2 out of say 150 application response rate will most definitely be because of your cv or application approach. Idk what the market is like in your field, but you should be aiming for at least a 10-20% response rate.
Just flinging out cv’s into the abyss doesnt work imo, your CV and cover letter should be specifically tailored to every job listing, and should only include things needed for the job. This is very tedious but it will produce results.
People say it’s a numbers game, but the employer will always pick the best looking option, you need to present yourself as the only option.
Also you should be reaching out to managers and businesses directly so you can get your cv in the hands of a real person. This is something i started doing while looking for internships during school, as internship listings are non existent.
Also, your careers centre at your school should have access to an ATS scanner that will tell you how good your cv is, so i would look into that.
Hope some of this helps!
Preciate it man!
Wow, these are the exact same things I followed in order to secure myself a job. My college last semester was a internship(coop) semester, and I created my own job, by getting rejected from atleast 200 companies, that I decided, my resume and cover letter were not good. So I spend, at least a week, to fix them, and make a common enough template, which acts as base resume and base cover letter.
Then I started applying, for companies with customized resume and cover letter, fine tailored to what the job wants our of me.
I even applied for full time jobs, just for the heck of it. You know, increase your shots.
I got 6 interview calls, and I cleared 2 out of them. The company which paid me more, I choose that company, which was the full time job I applied. I negotiated my base pay to be that of full time software engineer. In terms of me and my friends, I was the highest paid internship student. But now I feel like I am getting dumb days by days, on working on a frontend and just working to make money for the business, while I could be doing something more good, like use my skills to make the world a better place. Not to sound like a cliche, but unlike a lot of people, I mean it.
@@Pulkit__7 Spend time learning next to your job and use the money to build a good future, one where you provide for a famiy your community and the world as a whole. For people that can change the world to work with you, you need to be that kind of person as well. So first, get your belief in God in line and get a family set up.
Employers want to find the best option that cost less. No matter how much experience you have they can always provide training. That said they are looking for yes man who is going to work more for less.
Thank you so much for sharing this. It is very relatable.
The job market is so crazy rn sending u wishes I’ve been on a journey for the last 2 weeks trying to land a help desk role 😢
I feel you! Don’t lose hope! Keep going
Bro good luck !! I’m in the same position, trying to apply and find something to get me started! Try job fairs, i travelled 5 hours for one and have heard back from a few hiring managers already. It helps to make any connections! Good luck to you and I look forward to seeing an update !
5 hours sheesh😬
When applying it's a numbers game. Apply to 100 jobs per day and see you resume to head hunters they can help you.
You most def right
Don’t apply to 100 jobs that is very inefficient because everyone else is doing the same thing. You need to look at some job descriptions and evaluate yourself and the experience you have so far, and even if you don’t have 3-5 years experience but out of everything they’re asking you can at least do 3 things still apply. You need to fix your resume in a way that connects with specific skills the company is looking for, also tailor your resume with specific keywords to bypass ATS cause most of the times it’s ATS software filtering applicants rather than a person.
Lastly create a Linkedin profile well made, look for tutorials on youtube how to make a good linkedin profile and create a custom message you can send recruiters after you apply for a position detailing your experience and skills and how they are relevant to the position you’re applying for.
I’m telling you from my experience, I had a crappy resume before and was doing the same thing everyone else was doing “simply applying.” I worked on all of these things I mentioned and completed more than 18 interviews before finding my current job and most of them I didn’t even have to apply.
Most of the times it was recruiters reaching out to me on Linkedin for phone screenings and thankfully a lot of those phone screenings turned into interviews with supervisors and hiring managers. Now its even more easy with AI like Chat GPT to tailor your resume and experience according to job descriptions. Focus on one specific segment of security like MSSPS and gain experience as support engineer and tailor your resume and profile accordingly, don’t just try to be a jack of all trades and master of none.
Hey man any updates? I remember watching this video 5 months ago and I am wondering how the job hunt is going
Good luck boss. Keep pressing forward 💪🏾
Good luck man, currently at WGU and I’m worried that after I graduate I won’t be able to find anything lol but we got this !!
Did you graduate yet bro?
I wish you luck man. Just wanted point out that you can see your phone number and other information at the top of your resume for a split second when you first show it.
Hard to get an entry level job but yet there are thousands of IT jobs available. Go figure. And yes I understand alot of those jobs are not entry-level. But if there is such a demand for IT professionals, companies need to be willing to hire talented, motivated people who are willing to work hard at their jobs, even if they don't check every box in the recommended requirement list.
You should try applying for internships it will help you get the experience most jobs are asking for.
Have you tried a nationwide search?
My favorite is when it's an entry level position but they expect a handful of years of experience in that positions. Like what? That's either unrealistic or they want employees who are content with being and staying entry level. It also communicates to new hires that they want to do little development in their career.
Doesn’t make sense
four interviews is evil
Ever thought of breaking into entry level position first then working your way up the ladder within the company? ( i havent watched the video yet :) )
Yea that’s something I’ve considered
Apply for the Air Force but you don’t have to join
man that is rough. The other tech tubers make it sound a lot easier to get an entry level job with less credentials than you.
Would love to hear an update if you found a job yet
I have one
hey where did you apply for jobs? was it on dice? indeed? linkedin?
All
I never get hits off LinkedIn ever
@K J My recent job was LinkedIn, but one of their recruiters contacted me through there. Indeed is fantastic though.
Where are you, today? I am a Cybersecurity student at WGU, and I am hopeful for you! :)
Check out newest video
Hey man, did you end up landing a job? I'm in the same predicament.
Look at my newest video
Any update man?
Check out newest video
Start ur own firm
Yo man look like habesha(ethiopian)?
I’m kenyan
@@danigan9564 Neighbor (:
How much longer until you join the U.S. military and get stationed in Japan 🇯🇵 working as a Cyber Security Operations Officer? Starting salary will be $80K. A top secret clearance is provided and plenty of international travel will be included to also include all expenses paid for flight, hotel, taxi, etc.
Uhhh thats not the starting for a US military officer 🤣
@@ultravioletiris6241 😂 he just don’t know
@@briannastone2326 I wonder if this guy is some lying recruiter lol. Thats just sad. The military COULD offer 80k salary on starting… but they aint gonna 🤣
The military is frickin socialist. A Cyber Security Lieutenant makes exactly the same as a Coast Guard Janitor Lieutenant
And that BS about ‘plenty of international travel’ is probably the most common non-existent perk that recruiters bring up. Most people end up stationed in places like Georgia and Florida (if youre lucky), or worse, N. Dakota
@@ultravioletiris6241 exactly 😂 goodness! 80k please 💀😂
Complete bullshit
hows the progress?
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Did you get a job?
Check out new vid
Have you tried to look into internships?
Can you get an internship if you are not in school ?
@@danigan9564 Yes, some companies allow recent graduates to still intern for them.
@@Reason_over_Dogma as long as they pay me I’m good. Ain’t doin free labor
@@danigan9564 Most companies would say if you're within 6 months of your graduation date.... then yes! Have you looked into applying to Department of Defense internship?
@@nomadicgoddess3648no not yet but I got some interviews coming up
You seem like a genuine person man, what is your Linkedin? I would like to connect with you for networking.
www.linkedin.com/in/dan-mbaabu/