Elijah Beese https://validator.w3.org/feed/docs/rss2.html 200 applications, 6 interviews, 0 offers: what the entry-level cyber job search actually looks like I signed. Cyber Security Engineer at Textron Systems. Portfolio Blog Home My Time at the Air Force Institute of Technology (AFIT) Two ceremonies, one weekend, three years of work. Two cloud certs in a week: AWS Cloud Practitioner + Microsoft AZ-900 homelab — Multi-Site Security Lab SITREP — Job Intelligence Platform AAvsD-Sim — Adversarial RL Network Security Simulation lab5-vuln-mgmt — Offline Vulnerability Management scambusters-agent — OSINT Pipeline for Crypto Scam Investigation sitrep — AI Job Intelligence Platform Next Steps: Starting My MS in Computer Engineering (Security) at FIU Earning My CompTIA Security+ Contact Ethics in Cybersecurity Building the Foundation: Certifications and Continuous Learning About From Classroom to Control Room ROTC, Cyber, and the Path to Becoming an Officer Learning Security From the Front Lines What’s Next: AI, Cyber, and Looking Forward