New Grad Anxiety

Amtrak
Tjib43

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Tjib43
Apr 5 8 Comments

I’m graduating soon with a bachelors in cybersecurity and I’m looking for new grad positions but haven’t even had a single interview. I have almost a years worth of internship experience and some decent certs (Pentest+, Security+, Network+, ISC2 SSCP, etc.) I have a full-time analyst rotational program offer from a previous internship with low pay so I want more (84k). Am I wasting my time applying for these security engineering roles at these big companies if I don’t know how to code? I feel like they’re more so looking for software engineers who like security. Don’t know what to do and I do not want to move for that new job this summer :( #cybersecurity #security #newgrad #interview

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  • 84k is not terrible pay for entry level analyst positions, why not take the offer, spend some time and learn to code, and jump ship later? Security engineering roles do expect you at least know how to script. The coding bar for security engineer is not the same level as SWE.
    Apr 5 3
    • There’s a LOT of roles in security, red team, blue team analyst, IR, cyber intel, data recovery, machine forensics, pen testing, cloud infra, netsec, vuln management etc. try them all out and talk to lots of people during the rotation, you will end up happiest by doing what you enjoy the most, and not by chasing the highest paying role.
      Apr 5
    • New
      lightening

      New

      lightening
      My entry level job was 55k and that was just a few years ago, took 2+ yr to hit 80+ lol
      Apr 5
  • Verizon
    ulyB06

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    ulyB06
    learn how to code my boy, most cybersecurity degrees are useless and generally not respected. Trust me I have 2
    Apr 5 1
    • I wouldn’t go as far to say it’s useless but I certainly don’t understand how people can work in a SOC without knowing how to code. Can’t see if a packet contains an exploit if you don’t understand the code behind the exploit 🤷 with that being said, knowing how to code is >>> any cert
      Apr 5
  • VMware
    G2know

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    G2know
    What is your expectation of a security engineer role? Security Engineers are responsible for maintaining detection and response, orchestrating tools or building your own tools. Developing and maintaining systems is an engineering job. If you're not looking to develop and maintain systems, then I would suggest looking at other security roles such as Pen Testing, Vuln Research. These roles typically require scripting capabilities but not core software development.
    Apr 5 0
  • Blend
    🥜🥜 Farmer

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    🥜🥜 Farmer
    If you don’t want to code your best bet is to go into security compliance / third party risk management.
    Apr 16 0