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Trying to build a career in cybersecurity?
I’ve spent 15 years as a recruiter.
Here I share:
• which roles to target
• which certifications are worth it
• what employers actually notice
• how to turn your experience into evidence
10,000+ on YouTube.
Follow for practical cybersecurity career advice from the hiring side.
New video coming out Sunday where I talk through this release!
⏳ The countdown is on. Security+ V8 launches one week from today, on November 17!
Get ready for AI-driven threat defense, deeper Zero Trust, modern cloud and hybrid security, expanded OT/IoT defense, and more.
Ready for modern cyber defense?🔏Learn more: utm.guru/uuHeB
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Security+ voucher giveaway winner 🎉
Congrats to @scyther1212 on YouTube.
Odd jobs, then A+ and Network+, and now Security+ is next. That's the grind that gets people hired in cyber.
Thanks to everyone who entered. More giveaways coming soon.
Calling @scyther1212 from my YouTube channel 👋
You won the CompTIA Security+ voucher and I'd love to get it to you! Just reply here or comment on YouTube in the next 24 hours.
If I don't hear back by then, I'll pass it on to another lucky winner so it doesn't go to waste.
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SOC analyst, GRC, IT support, help desk... which entry-level cyber job actually suits you?
As a recruiter, I break down what each role really looks like day to day and who gets hired into it.
Check out my latest video: youtu.be/DhG2nOZokVE
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Before you book your next cert:
1. Is it in real job ads for your target role? Open 10 and count.
2. What can you already prove without it?
3. Applying in the next 90 days? Finish the project and fix your CV first.
Check out my latest video: youtu.be/YuGQtPDOvN8
Before you book your next cert:
1. Is it in real job ads for your target role? Open 10 and count.
2. What can you already prove without it?
3. Applying in the next 90 days? Finish the project and fix your CV first.
Check out my latest video: youtu.be/YuGQtPDOvN8
Five certs. A few thousand dollars. Most of a year.
And I still can't tell what job you're ready for.
Nobody hires "cyber". They hire a SOC, GRC or IAM analyst.
Before your next cert, finish this: "I'm targeting a ___ role in the next 6 to 12 months."
Check out my latest video: youtu.be/YuGQtPDOvN8
Five certs. No target role. No project.
That CV reads like a shopping receipt, and recruiters move on.
I put Security+, CySA+, CCDL1, CISSP, CEH, OSCP and more through my take, skip or delay filter.
Check out my latest video: youtu.be/YuGQtPDOvN8
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Picked your cert? Pocket Prep is what I point people to for passing it. Use code Luke20: pocketprep.sjv.io
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Security+ voucher giveaway winner 🎉
Congrats to @scyther1212 on YouTube.
Odd jobs, then A+ and Network+, and now Security+ is next. That's the grind that gets people hired in cyber.
Thanks to everyone who entered. More giveaways coming soon.
Luke Gough retweeted
Last chance to enter for a chance to win a free CompTIA Security+ voucher.
All you have to do is follow me here and subscribe to my YouTube channel.
Comment why this is important to you.
Last chance to enter for a chance to win a free CompTIA Security+ voucher.
All you have to do is follow me here and subscribe to my YouTube channel.
Comment why this is important to you.
Use AI in your cyber job search without losing credibility thecareercompass-newsletter.…
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How to use AI to get a cybersecurity job, from a recruiter:
1. Decode the job ad
2. Tutor your skill gaps
3. Write up your labs
4. Mock interviews
5. Sharpen your CV (you decide, not AI)
AI drafts. You decide.
Full video here: youtu.be/LW18OPwIGFw
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Studying for Security+? Stop rereading notes.
Do timed practice questions, find your weak areas, read every explanation you get wrong.
I use Pocket Prep for this. Code Luke20 = 20% off.
pocketprep.sjv.io
Luke Gough retweeted
The absolute BEST way to learn is to turn your own home network into a lab!
——-> Break things, treat your home like an enterprise network, and use those CCNA best practices right now.
Go build it!! ☕️💻
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11,000 job applications get sent on LinkedIn every minute.
If everyone’s using AI, AI isn’t your edge. How you use it is.
New video: 5 ways I’d use AI to get a cybersecurity job, and the one that gets your CV binned.
youtu.be/LW18OPwIGFw
11,000 job applications get sent on LinkedIn every minute.
If everyone’s using AI, AI isn’t your edge. How you use it is.
New video: 5 ways I’d use AI to get a cybersecurity job, and the one that gets your CV binned.
youtu.be/LW18OPwIGFw
What a great few days at Cybercon Australia 2026! The event was fantastic and I met some great people!
Remember to follow me here and subscribe to my YouTube channel for a chance to win 1 x CompTIA Security+ voucher.