How I landed my first cybersec job as an ethical hacker

How I landed my first cybersec job as an ethical hacker

(Without any certifications)

Short answer: be obsessive.

Few years ago, I had:

• 0 experience in hacking boxes
• 0 cybersec certificate
• 0 free time

But I needed to hack that lab machine to pass an interview.

So I:

• asked for a late start so I can prepare
• stopped all job searching
• quit my part-time job
• rushed to complete all of my school work
• bought a month of TryHackMe subscription

Knowing hacking is my true passion and no backup plans,
I focused all of my time and energy into this one goal.

And the rest is history.

So stop obsessing over which cert to get.
Start obsessing about your skills.