I got the job, after 350 applications put in I finally got it. I start Monday May 5th. I’m excited to start something brand new. This is a new experience for me. I can’t wait to start. I’m tired of being a house roach. I was ready to give up and just give in but I thank God I kept fighting and kept going. The road into Cyber Security isn’t easy but at least with this I can try to break into the field and make a name for myself. I Thank God.
The feeling I had when I got the job was like how Will Smith felt when he got that job in the pursuit of happiness. After 3 months of constant rejections and let downs. I finally got it. I finally did it. I know it’s not cybersecurity. I know it doesn’t pay a whole lot. But I did it. I made it out.
I can never forget the pain and sorrow I felt from all those rejections I got. Made me feel so useless, like I have nothing to offer the world. Some days I didn’t even get out the house. Some days I didn’t apply. But I made myself pick myself back up and keep trying. I needed something. I had to find something. I wasn’t taking no for an answer. I had plenty of interviews lined up most were out of state but they paid close to nothing. Nothing I could make a living off of. A couple interviews I failed and didn’t make it past the first or second rounds. Though hard on the mind at first, I learned from them and used those opportunities as learning points and what to say and not say. And here I am.