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TLDR: I am not going to do it. I am going to die on this hill.

I was laid off more than a year ago, had a couple dozen interviews, and no offers. I have seriously looked into exiting cyber but with my long commitment to it, I can’t see it makes any sense.

It is what I chose and want to do.
I have a BS in Cybersecurity
I have 8 years in security focused roles
I have invested thousands of dollars in modern relevant training and certifications as well hundreds of hours of time.

I understand some of the mistakes I made. One was assuming that I could easily get a junior position to re-enter cyber, rebuild my network, and new skills while showing my worth. This always worked for me in the past. Out of the two dozen or so interviews in the last year, I have not been invited to a single interview for junior security or junior network engineering role despite being well qualified for either. I could pivot toward a junior job in my resume and training, but what is the point in that without confidence in how my age affects this process? And I know the ageism is either