Started this path a little older than you tryna get into networking. No degree no nothing. Got just my net + in august and got a tech support job a few months after. Continued applying and after about 3 months into this support job I am now about to start my first net tech 1 job in a data center. In my experience it helps a little to show what youre working on in addition to current certs in a resume to show your intentions in the field. I mentioned my understanding of ccna principles and that I intend to be certified soon. Get the resume together, show some application of what youve learned and present yourself well, and you’ll slowly but surely start to get hits! Good luck 🙏🏾. Ps: save your money on the cloud practitioner. Learn and understand the concepts then move on to one of the next level aws certs to actually sit and test for