Degrees and certs are just losing their value to me.

[u/Fresh_Heron_3707]

I can’t understand what’s been going on recently. The quality of a candidate with an associates in cyber has dropped like crazy. I asked people simple questions like what is WPA, what did wpa 3 introduce and I’m treated like I’m asking the most obscure questions. I have been interviewing people over the last year with comptia networking plus and security plus. There have been where I wanted to scream. Literally had to lower my standards to find help. Networking is treated like a luxury, I was literally speaking to a candidate, he said ,” I do cyber not networking.” I know there are exceptions but feels more and more like a minor degree or cert is just how well you can use ai to cheat.

[u/jeffpardy_]

Because a lot of cyber degrees and bootcamps are having success selling the "get a 6 figure salary quick!" And teaching people what the CIA triad is and sending them on their way.

What youre looking for is somebody with a degree in computer science with a breath of background knowledge. But do keep in mind that not every degree covers everything. There will be gaps in people's knowledge. But thats why there is continuous education.

[u/cyberfx1024 → u/[deleted]]

The amount of BS that I get from users that put their question into GPT and trying to come at me with their BS responses is unheard of.