#84 More Cybersecurity Certifications Won’t Fix Your Career
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#84 More Cybersecurity Certifications Won’t Fix Your Career

B2Upper-intermediateSeptember 4, 202633 min

More cybersecurity certifications will not automatically fix your career, raise your salary, or create the opportunities you want. In this episode of The Hacker’s Cache, Kyser Clark shares why he is slowing down after years of nonstop upskilling, pursuing certifications, and pushing toward bigger cybersecurity roles. He breaks down what actually moves the needle in cybersecurity careers: relevant hands-on experience, protecting yourself from burnout, understanding how employers evaluate resumes, and building a sustainable career instead of endlessly chasing the next credential. Whether you are trying to break into cybersecurity, land your first pentesting or cloud security role, or av...

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Welcome to the Hankers Cash, the show that decrypts the secrets of cybersecurity one bite at a time. I'm your host, Kyzer Clark, and in this episode I'm gonna talk about why I am slowing down in my cybersecurity career and why you might want to as well. And for those who know me, those who've been following me and

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paying attention to my journey, you're like, wow, why is Kyzer slowing down? Because I've I've typically been a pretty hard charger. Someone who gets after always upskilling, always getting a new certification,

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always learning a new skill, always just everything I could. I mean, I'm getting certifications, I'm reading blog posts,

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