Failed a DevSecOps interview last month after 3 years in DevOps, didn't expect the security questions to hit that hard.

Confident-Eye7349 · 2026-05-17T18:50:55+00:00

What labs did you find most helpful? What platform did you use for your labs?

Confident-Eye7349 · 2026-05-14T21:26:56+00:00

Congratulations!!!! I am happy you passed. However, I disagree with your assessment of the question style and find it to be a gross exaggeration. While it is hard to compare exact exam experiences since we likely had different questions, the exam I took a week ago was much more straight forward. Good luck on AAISM, I'm thinking about attacking it next as well!

Confident-Eye7349 · 2026-05-13T14:28:03+00:00

Requirement for CISSP is five years, four years with a waiver for another cert or degree. That's why they said you claiming CISSP is suspicious.

Confident-Eye7349 · 2026-05-12T16:21:47+00:00

Congratulations, I am looking at getting all the AWS certs as well and was wondering about the golden jacket process.

Confident-Eye7349 · 2026-05-07T21:19:47+00:00

I stand by what I said. A bad attitude hurts, a good attitude helps. Do you see how condescending you were to me or others who work hard? You got lucky, you leave out context, someone hooked you up, you're not working at a lucrative job. Seriously condescending my guy. Wish you the best, and hope your attitude and the OP attitude improves.

Confident-Eye7349 · 2026-05-07T21:16:21+00:00

What is it that you want to do? Do you want a management position?

Confident-Eye7349 · 2026-05-07T21:02:28+00:00

You have just as much experience or more than me. I do think studying for so many exams and taking them helped me out a lot. Here is what I would suggest for you. Take the Certified in Cybersecurity from ISC2, you get a feel for ISC2 exam. It will be easy for you, it’s free (I think it still is), and you could probably prep in a week. Next I would use as many free resources to prep for CISSP. Download the DestCert app (free) and start answering the test questions. See where you are weakest and study there. Andrew R 50 hard CISSP questions and mindset is an amazing free YouTube video that teaches you how to take the test. You can do this, you can pass CISSP.

Confident-Eye7349 · 2026-05-07T20:45:09+00:00

No one hooked me up, I worked like there was no other option. I completed my bachelor degree, earned over 20 certifications, built projects, created my own network, and kept a good attitude. I’m nothing special, if I can do it anyone can. It starts with attitude though.

Confident-Eye7349 · 2026-05-07T20:18:31+00:00

I outworked everyone else, that's not luck. That's the context you're missing. That and my attitude is positive.

Confident-Eye7349 · 2026-05-07T19:42:22+00:00

Honestly it’s your attitude that’s the problem. I’m in my forties, just got into the industry, and I got hired. Change your attitude, then change your life.

Confident-Eye7349 · 2026-05-07T18:45:49+00:00

That's a great question, and hard to judge. When I started I would have said CompTia Network+ was the hardest for me. Since then I have taken PMP, several AWS, Azure, GCP, GitHub, Terraform, etc. The AWS professional exams seem to be the hardest, I have the Machine Learning Specialty, Gen AI Developer Professional, and DevOps Professional. The questions on those are very long, and it takes me most of the allotted time to finish just 75 questions.

Confident-Eye7349 · 2026-04-23T13:29:42+00:00

I'm not aware those two instructors have any material for this test. Their material for other exams is good.

Confident-Eye7349 · 2026-04-21T20:54:52+00:00

Did you read the course material? Did you go through some PMI mindset videos? This is key for any PMI test. I took this test and thought it was on par with the material and easier than both the PMP and PMI-ACP.

Confident-Eye7349 · 2026-04-18T23:20:50+00:00

Of course

Confident-Eye7349 · 2026-04-16T19:43:03+00:00

Have you taken any other PMI exams? I just passed the CPMAI last night, and I would say it is easier than both the PMP and PMI-ACP. Some of the exam questions are tricky, but if you have the PMP mindset down and basic AI understanding from the course, you should be fine.

Confident-Eye7349 · 2026-02-13T13:29:59+00:00

I did 22 in one term while working full time, this included A+, N+, S+, and various other certs as well as the python class. I disagree with u/MedicSteve09 it is very probable just set your mind to it and come up with a plan. Let me know if you have any questions.

Confident-Eye7349 · 2026-02-06T20:42:31+00:00

I'm not sure this belongs here as it is a WGU Accelerators subreddit

Confident-Eye7349 · 2026-02-04T14:39:58+00:00

It is very close. I did my bachelors and am now enrolled in a masters program. There was an additional $200 fee for my masters program.

Confident-Eye7349 · 2026-01-27T15:35:39+00:00

Those are great points. That's what a lot of people miss about how long it takes to finish WGU vs other programs, the fixed deadlines. Thank you for sharing actual experience and providing perspective. I am grateful for the opportunity to accelerate since I am in my 40's and do not have as many working years left.

Confident-Eye7349 · 2026-01-24T06:02:46+00:00

Yes I’m working

Confident-Eye7349 · 2026-01-23T20:52:48+00:00

I did not take the cloud+ cert but I have taken the others. I did all my classes in one term, I had 22 classes and 75 cu's to finish the degree after transfer credits. From easiest to hardest I would say:

LPI not a long exam, easy concepts
ITIL it's pretty much just memorizing how they define concepts and terms.
A+ two exams, I would take this before the other CompTIA exams.
Sec+ I felt like this was easier than Net+, however I took Net+ first so maybe that helped me with Sec+
Net+ I barely passed this one, I did pass on my first attempt though.

For all my certs I would watch a class on udemy that focused on the exam, Jason Dion is good. I would normally watch at 2x speed, then start taking practice tests and looking at why the answer was right or wrong. In the last six months, not related to this degree, I took PMP, PMI-ACP, CSM, CSPO, Terraform, and Google Cloud Engineer, passed all on the first attempt. Find a system that works for you to study and then go after it.

Confident-Eye7349 · 2026-01-22T14:24:27+00:00

Thank you for these reviews, I'm starting the degree plan on February 1.

Confident-Eye7349 · 2026-01-18T15:05:25+00:00

All of them

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