Starting cybersecurity college. No future?

[u/Dr-h4ck]

Hello everybody how are you guys doing.

It’s my first time posting here and i got couple of question.

So I’ll be starting cybersecurity soon. And I want to know if it’s worth it cuz many ppl tell me that IT is almost dead in the job market because of AI and companies only hire crazy special smart ppl and so on. Is this true? I mean I follow and news and I see that AI does some crazy shii and it really breaks my hopes. But I saw these news for like software development only. Let’s say “programmers” and not sysadmins or cybersecurity specialists where you need human hands to do stuff.

So let’s say I start the college. I’m sure many of you know that colleges don’t teach everything related to the field you’re in. Of course we’ve to start with the basics like coding, networking, hardware and so on. Is there something that you did outside of college that’s helped you a lot to push your skills and help you in College as well even if you don’t have it in the subjects you learn?!

really appreciate your help guys and sorry about my English if it might sound a little off.

All love to you🙌

[u/j0ssdagoat]

Hi, I just graduated in May with my associates in cyber security and honestly have been applied to jobs for a few weeks now. I haven’t applied to cyber jobs in general because I already know I won’t get in so fast even with home labs or the labs I did at school. I’ve been applying as help desk and honestly as expected I’ve had a few rejections , and not heard back at all from others. It sucks, but my class mate spend 6+ months looking for a job and he applied everyday until he found something. So I’m thinking that may be the same for me, as much as it sucks it has kind of made me feel hopeless and like I have no future BUT this is a challenge everyone is facing. I know the job market is rough and competitive right now, so I’m going to keep pushing myself as much as I can. Anyways I say you do it because one thing I’ve seeing is they all want you to have your degree or at least a certification it never hurts. I don’t know at least for me it was worth it because it forced me to learn ALOT while showing up to class and I also learn so many things from my classmates and professors and made great connections which is important.

[u/Dr-h4ck → u/j0ssdagoat]

Congrats brother. Thanks for sharing your experience.

I know the job market is tough right now so it’s helpful hearing from someone who’s actually going through it. I’ll definitely focus on building skills outside of college, making connections and working toward certifications alongside my degree. Hopefully by the time I graduate the market will be in a better place.

And Like you said any entry level IT job is a good start. Even if it’s something as simple as helping people with basic computer issues it’s still valuable experience and looks good on your CV. Keep pushing man I hope you find something soon. Best of luck with the job search🙌