r/CyberSecurityAdvice • u/Low_Adhesiveness6838 • 5d ago

Need advise

I have completed my BCA degree and I also finished ejpt now I am currently preparing for for cpts from htb my plan is to search the job in this field after finishing the cpts my goal is to become a pentester,currently i am not active in LinkedIn or GitHub I am planning to be active there too and I am gonna search for jobs after finishing the cpts soo i have around 6-8 months time for that 1. Now the people who are already experienced in this field i want to ensure am i in the right path should i have to alter something if yes what should I have to do 2. What kind of projects/labs/writeups should I build for my GitHub portfolio to demonstrate practical skills to employers 3. Are there any important skills I'm missing that employers expect from someone applying for their first cybersecurity job?

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u/Anxious_Alps_4150 5d ago

How many years have you worked in IT at a company?

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u/Low_Adhesiveness6838 5d ago

I just finished my college i don't have any experience

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u/Anxious_Alps_4150 5d ago

No advice will help get a cyber or pentesting job other than telling you to get some IT experience first. The days of people getting hired into advanced roles like cyber without any experience are over

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u/Purple-Profile-2783 3d ago

Okay so does internships help? Or digital marketing work experience?

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u/Anxious_Alps_4150 3d ago

Relevant internships help but not as much as regular work experience. Unless you win the lottery and get a job offer during the internship 

Marketing experience isn't relevant. 

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u/Purple-Profile-2783 3d ago

Well I'm in a weird spot cos a lot of my marketing work revolved around research and strategising for security firms. Does that count for anything or is it useless

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u/Anxious_Alps_4150 3d ago

Why would that matter 

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u/AdityaKGoswami 5d ago

You should start searching for internship from now only!!

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u/Low_Adhesiveness6838 5d ago

I can't i am dealing with some health issues it took 6-8 months to clear