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by ghost-towels 1355 days ago
This is pretty much where I’m at. I’m mid 40s and been working in the marine industry for almost 30 years (yes I started that young). I’m going for a career change but I have zero experience in a corporate/modern office setting. I am also self taught. It will be a huge change, and I’m concerned that I may not be hireable. All that being said I’m still going for it as I’d like the rest of my working days actually helping society instead of old white dudes and their boats haha. I’m looking into security/osint.
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happyopossum 1355 days ago
> I’m looking into security/osint.

If you can breathe, spell cybersecurity, and have decent grooming standards, you can get hired in security. The 3rd is technically optional...

Get training, then take a crappy SOC level 1 analyst job to get exposure and experience - the hiring standards aren't a lot higher than your average call center at a lot of them, as we have a ~1.5M headcount gap in the industry. You will burn out or move up in 9-12 months just like all the other L1s, but you will either figure out it's not for you or you'll be able to get a foot on the next rung of the ladder.

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influx 1355 days ago
Security/osint is very laid back. Folks coming from a different career usually have some interesting perspectives on problem solving that can be really useful. Just wanted to say, keep going, if I was a hiring manager and you showed technical chops, and a willingness to learn, be wrong, and correct yourself, I would completely hire you.
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andrew_ 1354 days ago
my advice: look for work with startups that have under 20 on staff. you'll avoid corporate nonsense (more often than not with startups of that size), and it's likely they'll be remote so the only "modern office setting" things you'll have to pick up and master are: not being a jerk, communicating effectively asynchronously, and video call etiquette. With companies that size, and there are many out there, they'll likely be more than happy to help you figure out the remote lifestyle.

Be bold

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Temporarily21 1354 days ago
In a similar boat, only I am 31. So it's been 10 years at sea.
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