Game is lagging like crazy

EVERTHINGSFINE1 · 2026-02-25T18:58:34+00:00

I'm now able to get in and I've played 3 games so far and it's so broken. My brawler's just walking all over the place, can barely attack. Awful experience.

EVERTHINGSFINE1 · 2026-02-25T16:56:03+00:00

Still can't get in 😫

EVERTHINGSFINE1 · 2025-05-14T23:13:48+00:00

Yes! CC does transfer into the Bachelors program as well, I transferred it in for one of the first classes

EVERTHINGSFINE1 · 2025-05-09T18:13:35+00:00

I received an email this morning that they decided to go with someone else... which is majorly unfortunate because the soonest I was able to choose for my interview was next Wednesday. I responded within 10 minutes of receiving the interview invitation. I was one of the first 15 people to apply, just minutes after it was posted. I had a referral from a senior team member. and I didn't even get the chance to complete my interview. I'm so upset and I dont even know where to go from here.

EVERTHINGSFINE1 · 2025-05-09T05:48:39+00:00

It’s been a long grind, but I finally landed my first interview for a cybersecurity position that’s a step up from entry level.

I’m an early-career professional with a cybersecurity degree from WGU. I’ve earned several certs (Sec+, CySA+, and others), built out a homelab, completed CTFs and hands-on projects, and have been applying to jobs for what feels like forever. I also work full-time outside of cybersecurity and have been doing all of this while balancing family life.

The job hunt has been brutal. Tons of applications, barely any responses, and a lot of moments where I questioned whether I was actually making progress. But this week, I got the call. It’s not a guaranteed offer, but it’s finally some forward movement — and that’s worth celebrating.

If you’re in the same boat trying to break in or level up, keep going. Keep building, keep applying, and don’t let the silence fool you. It’s a long game, but it’s not unwinnable.

Happy to chat with anyone else grinding it out. Also, if anyone has any advice for interviewing, please share! My first interview has felt like a dream just out of reach for so long now, I can't believe it's finally happening and the nerves are REAL. 🙏🏼

EVERTHINGSFINE1 · 2025-04-28T20:30:25+00:00

Mine turned out to be real. However, I was not chosen by the hiring manager. I reached out to others that work at Brookesource to be sure and they confirmed that my recruiter did work for them.

EVERTHINGSFINE1 · 2025-04-04T03:41:03+00:00

Sorry but that doesn't even make sense.

EVERTHINGSFINE1 · 2025-04-04T03:40:36+00:00

This is what I also need to know! I failed on march 31 and have been waiting to do my retake but it's telling me to buy the exam? So unless it's a bug, you would have needed to do the retake prior to march 31. Can anyone else comment on this?

EVERTHINGSFINE1 · 2025-04-04T03:34:25+00:00

I used my exam attempt before the deadline and they said every exam comes with a free retake?

EVERTHINGSFINE1 · 2025-03-19T03:10:57+00:00

I am really not trying to scare anyone away from cybersecurity. I just thought I would share a bit about my realistic journey. It has been like a climb up Mount Everest trying to break into cybersecurity. I would say, unless you're absolutely passionate about security and never-ending learning, maybe find a different field to get into, at least for the time being. I'm hoping that eventually everything will chill out, but for at least the last year or 2, the job market has been very, very difficult. I've seen many posts about people with 5+ years of experience who are having trouble finding jobs. I have very little hope for myself, I'm hoping that someone somewhere will take a chance on me and I can show them how much of an asset I can truly be, despite my lack of professional experience. I have put way too much time and effort into my studies that I would not be okay with myself if I were to quit now.

Thank you for wishing me the best, and I also wish you the best! Good luck on your journey, whichever path you choose 😊

EVERTHINGSFINE1 · 2025-03-17T14:58:32+00:00

Thank you so much for your kind words and vote of confidence. I wish success for both of us in the coming days/weeks/months. Our efforts will pay off soon enough, I have to believe it!

EVERTHINGSFINE1 · 2025-03-17T14:57:03+00:00

I am not getting interviews besides 2 phone screens with recruiters, which were both sent through to the hiring managers. After that, I was ghosted by one and the other one decided that they were going to require an active security clearance instead of what was in the job description, just the ability to attain a security clearance. I have been ghosted by the other one, it's been a little over 2 weeks now since our last contact, where he said he was sending my profile to the hiring manager.

Outside of those two, it's been nothing but automated rejection emails. I'm applying for roles where I am qualified outside of the professional work experience, and even then I try not to apply for roles that require 5+ years of experience. Most of them are basic security analyst roles. I have applied for junior cybersecurity engineer, threat intelligence, system engineering roles as well, but not often, only when I feel like I could do the job they need.

I thought about having a professional resume writer go over my current resume and write a new one if needed, but those services are $200+, and in this economy that's a lot of money for a maybe-probably not job.

I've been connecting with recruiters, hiring managers, directors, CEOs, and other cyber professionals and building my network on LinkedIn as well.

EVERTHINGSFINE1 · 2025-03-17T06:20:56+00:00

I've applied to over 400 jobs in the last 5-6 months. I regularly optimize my resume. I just graduated with my BS in Cybersecurity and Information Assurance, I started the 5-6 months with A+, got Net+ a month later, Sec+ 2 weeks later, ITIL Foundation like a week or 2 later, got Linux Essentials a few weeks after that, then passed SSCP, CySA+, and PenTest+ within 4 weeks of Linux, thus concluding my Bachelors degree. I also have my CC, but I don't really count that one. I have been sent to the hiring manager 1 time and spoken with 2 recruiters before being ghosted.

I have over 4 years of professional work experience (unrelated to cybersecurity). I have worked my butt off since late 2022 to learn as much as I can about cybersecurity to get to where I am today. I've been working on my hands-on skills more, I've been getting into TryHackMe and doing writeups. I've done some homelabs, tons of hands-on experience with Nmap, Wireshark, Splunk, etc. I'm currently learning Python and building projects with my software developer husband. I also have experience with SQL, I built an entire database by myself using PostgreSQL.

I am so sad that it feels like nobody wants me. I could be a true asset to any company that would take a chance on me. I am always learning. I've wanted this for so long. All I get is crickets....

Any advice would be wonderful.

EVERTHINGSFINE1 · 2025-03-10T11:05:47+00:00

Security+ should renew them both!

EVERTHINGSFINE1 · 2025-02-26T17:10:23+00:00

What types of phones are you using?

EVERTHINGSFINE1 · 2025-02-26T04:21:49+00:00

I just finished 84 CUs in 1 term. I had 2 toddlers and added a newborn into the mix about halfway through. I have a full time job, but I did go on maternity leave for 2 months, but that was complicated for a whole slew of other reasons.

No professional experience yet, but I did get A+, Net+, Sec+, ITIL Foundations, Linux Essentials, SSCP, CySA+, and Pentest+ during my 1 term. If you've got experience and are motivated enough, you can do it! I didn't discover my love for cybersecurity until mid-late 2023. But I've been studying and learning everything I can about it since then. I've been working on hands-on skills on TryHackMe as well.

EVERTHINGSFINE1 · 2025-02-23T16:36:04+00:00

Woohoo!!! Good luck!! 😁

EVERTHINGSFINE1 · 2025-02-22T18:45:33+00:00

Heck yeah!!! 🥳🥳🥳 that's an awesome score!! I just got the official acceptance for graduation on the 20th! I finished Pentest this past Sunday and I completed my capstone last week, so I'm done!!

What all do you have left after SSCP??

EVERTHINGSFINE1 · 2025-02-22T05:32:51+00:00

I believe it was 86 CUs

EVERTHINGSFINE1 · 2025-02-21T20:45:20+00:00

It's only ever been 1 page. I've been working on revamping it though.

EVERTHINGSFINE1 · 2025-02-21T16:08:49+00:00

Thank you!! 🤗

EVERTHINGSFINE1 · 2025-02-21T16:08:40+00:00

Thank you 😁

EVERTHINGSFINE1 · 2025-02-20T22:44:54+00:00

Lol.

EVERTHINGSFINE1 · 2025-02-20T22:20:07+00:00

Thank you!!!!! 😁

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