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Google exec says you can get a cybersecurity job right after passing their certificate program. True?

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hahahahhah yeah right Would Google hire anyone based on that training alone, I doubt it and no other company is going to either Answer from chrisknight1985 on reddit.com

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How to get a job in Google as security engineer? : r/cybersecurity

July 27, 2025 - However, the reality of a Security Engineer role at Google is that you are a Software Engineer first, and a security specialist second. Your current skills will get your resume noticed, but they will not get you the job.

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r/cybersecurity on Reddit: Google exec says you can get a cybersecurity job right after passing their certificate program. True?

November 28, 2023 -

"Companies like American Express and Colgate-Palmolive have hired graduates from Google’s cybersecurity certificate program directly, she adds."
https://www.cnbc.com/2023/11/24/companies-have-an-incredible-need-for-this-in-demand-skill-says-google-exec.html?&qsearchterm=cybersecurity
Seems a bit incredulous to me, but what do I know. What do you professionals in the field think?

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hahahahhah yeah right Would Google hire anyone based on that training alone, I doubt it and no other company is going to either

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You need to be really really good at networking for this to happen. Or have some great referrals. The google cybersecurity course is great don’t get me wrong, but if I was a hiring manager, I would look at that “cert” on a resume as the equivalent of any other Coursera cert of completion. There is no actual proctored test, the training material is very short and high level, the labs leave a lot to be desired. It’s a good first intro into this world, but by no means does it give a person all of the required skills to be successful in this field. I don’t even think it covers any log analytics either. There’s just a lot missing from it in my opinion.

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r/CyberSecurityJobs on Reddit: Is the Google Cybersecurity Certificate Worth It?

February 20, 2024 -

I'm considering doing the Google Cybersecurity certificate and I'm curious what other people's experiences have been. Was the certificate useful? How much did it help with finding a job after completing it? I really want to move into the Cybersecurity field and I'm wondering if the Google certificate will be helpful with potential employers. Thanks!

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The certificate itself won’t count for much but the knowledge gained from doing it can help you

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No, it has no real respect within the field. I believe it is free or cheap so there is no harm, but I think your energy is better invested elsewhere. I would suggest before you even look at Cybersecurity you study and understand foundational computing, network and other knowledge. The competition for cyber jobs is sky high and there is an over saturation of people looking to get into the industry. Someone without any knowledge or experience in an IT environment has basically zero chance of ever landing a job in cyber.

reddit.com › r/itcareerquestions › can i actually get job with google cyber security certificate as super novice?

r/ITCareerQuestions on Reddit: Can I actually get job with google cyber security certificate as super novice?

June 6, 2022 -

I have no previous experience in cyber security. I am willing to learn and do the work. I need to find a job that would allow me to work from home and pay good. Please advise is the Google cyber security certificate a good starting point?

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Read the sub wiki

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Given all those cyber security ads lowkey lie to newcomers, being they are not actually entry level, no. Your best chance is getting a Security+ minimum. And even then, unlike other IT roles, theyll still want some form of prior IT experience.

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r/CyberSecurityJobs on Reddit: What cybersecurity certificate and skills should I focus on to land a job after completing the Google Cybersecurity Certificate?

March 3, 2025 -

Hi everyone,

I recently completed the Google Cybersecurity Certificate, and I’m looking to take the next step toward landing a job in cybersecurity. Since this certificate is beginner-friendly, I want to build on it by gaining more skills and certifications that will make me job-ready.

I’d love to hear from professionals and those who have successfully broken into the field:

Which cybersecurity certifications would be best for an entry-level role? (I’m looking for ones that don’t expire since I’m not planning to work immediately.)
What technical skills should I focus on to make myself a strong candidate?
How can I gain practical experience to stand out to employers?
Are there any good projects or labs that would help me showcase my skills?

I’d really appreciate any advice! Thanks in advance.

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Get A+ certification to get entry level IT job. Work that for 2-3 years and collect Network+, Security+, and start a home lab. Then you will have a chance at entry level cybersecurity job. Right now you're basically asking "I have a telescope, how do I become an astronaut?"

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If you don't have IT experience, getting those fundamentals is the first step toward cybersecurity. Focus on learning networking, endpoint systems and servers, OSes, etc before doing anything with security. Security+ is generally the next step up from the google course, but that won't do anything for you without the IT fundamentals.

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r/cybersecurity on Reddit: Interview at Google - Security Analyst

April 19, 2024 -

Hey everyone,

So I applied for this role last week and today I got a confirmation of my application being selected for first call/round.

First time getting interviewed at Google, don't want to mess it up.

Additionally, the job role requires an experience of more than 1 year, I have 3+.

Please help me out, how many rounds are there usually and since there is no coding involved in my profile (also there is no mention of programming or source code reviews or anything related to programming mentioned in the job description), What are the best possible questions that can come up.

I believe it will be mostly related to my experience plus the job description.

Thanks!

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If you have an interview you have already gone through many “rounds” or filters. Google have laid off a lot of employees so you are doing well to get an interview. The number of rounds depends very much on the number of applicants and their suitability. There are some YouTube videos explaining the process that many have experienced. Typically, there are general interviews and tasks to do in a full day event. There could be thousands of people applying for hundreds of roles. If you get through that day there are usually 2 or 3 or even more visits. You are likely to have a vetting interview, a skills and experience interview, and then perhaps a final interview. There is usually a team game, or leadership game. I know of some who have had 9 rounds with 3 or more that are automated online stuff…..then more online stuff but on a campus to ensure you didn’t have someone else do them for you. If all goes well then hopefully you don’t need to travel and visit more than three times before the job offer.

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Could u pls tell like what type of certs u have and the exp of 3+ in which type of cyber field u have.

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r/cybersecurity on Reddit: Security Engineer interview - google

January 16, 2023 -

Have an interview for Infrastructure Security engineer role at Google, looking for some tips/advice on what topics to study

Have been studying hard, but trying to see what more needs to be done

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Congrats on getting the interview! Sorry I can't help you prepare for it, but I would love to hear more about your background experience.

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Nolang GitHub has a security engineer study guide. The hard part is going to be the coding section of the interview and the rest depends on what team you're going to be interviewing for. For the coding section be prepared to answer things about big(o) why you chose what you chose etc. Edit to add you can look at some of the public tools such as grr, time sketch and chronicle.

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r/SecurityCareerAdvice on Reddit: Just Completed Google Cybersecurity Certificate – What’s Next?

March 3, 2025 -

Hey everyone,

I recently completed the Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate, and I’m looking for advice on what to do next. Since this was a beginner-level course, I want to gain more hands-on experience and build my skills further.

From your experience, what would be the best next step? Should I:

Start working on projects (home lab, CTFs, SIEM setup, etc.)?
Go for another certification like Security+, CC (ISC2), or something else?
Look for an internship or entry-level role to get real-world experience?

I’d love to hear from those who’ve been through this stage—what worked best for you? Also, if you have any specific project ideas or labs I should try, drop them in the comments!

Thanks in advance for your advice!

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Go get your Security+ next and follow whatever niche you’re interested in. The course already covers about 90% of what’s on Sec+ so just grind out professor messers playlist and some practice tests from udemy and you’ll be set for the cert

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Get a nice IT support job starting at 55-60k

reddit.com › r/comptia › i'm taking the google cybersecurity certificate professional course on coursera. can i qualify for an "entry level" cyber security analyst job?

r/CompTIA on Reddit: I'm taking the GOOGLE Cybersecurity Certificate Professional course on Coursera. Can I qualify for an "entry level" Cyber Security Analyst job?

October 2, 2024 -

I was told you have to have a bachelor degree by an expert. But I'm only doing courses on Cousera and they mentioned you can get an "entry level" cyber security job and states it on video if you pass and get certified. is this right or misleading? I have experience in computers assigning wireless routers/issues, CPU hardrive upgrades, performance tweaks, OS diagnostics. Basic stuff. I'm not looking for a high paying job, just to get my foot in the door as an entry level cyber sercurity analyst as they stated on Coursera. I don't want to waste my time.

Go get your A+, N+ and S+. Then you'll get a job. All other certs right now are secondary.

Find elsewhere

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r/cybersecurity on Reddit: Is the Google cybersecurity worth it?

June 11, 2025 -

I’m currently laid off and looking for a career change. I have experience In sales operations and CRM administration but want to transition into cybersecurity. I started the Google cybersecurity certification as I was able to start it for free but is this a good stepping stone into cybersecurity? My plan is to still take A+ and network and security+ but as someone who knows nothing should I take advantage of this freebie or just dedicate my time to the A+ exam right away.

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My 2 cents for anyone just wishing to learn, why not. The commitment has no associated cost beyond time and if you’re a fresher you will learn something. I mean heck it’s not knowledge your born with and everyone in the industry had there starting point somewhere that lead to interest. Heck my interest stemmed from a silly 101 course while in school learning to code and now I’m a dang security architect. We all started somewhere and from there we continued to build up from that foundation.

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It’s pretty good to get the basics of CS, but just keep in mind that they talk a lot about how there’s a shortage of CS professionals and how many job positions are unfilled. Maybe it was like that a couple years ago so you gotta mange your expectations, it wont get you a job but you’ll learn a lot.

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r/SecurityCareerAdvice on Reddit: What after Google’s Cybersecurity course?

May 1, 2023 -

What should I be focusing on for me to get an entry-level security analyst role? I’m currently self-learning Google’s Cybersecurity. Is there any other online course that I can take alongside? I currently work at Apple Retail in Toronto and have a background in compliance regulations and policy development from my past corporate experience.

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Use the discount code to get your security+. CCNA if you feel like your networking knowledge is lacking. Tryhackme learning platform to get some hands on skills. Black hills security SOC core skills pay as you can training to get hands on experience.

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I don't know what your past experience is like from a technical perspective, but you will probably not land a security analyst role with just experience in compliance regulation, policy development, and apple retail store experience. Companies don't hire security analysts to help protect their environment if they don't know the areas they are protecting. You should have a baseline of networking and operating system knowledge. The google cybersecurity course is worthless in the eyes of companies. It may have value to you, but companies don't call for that certification. Finally, you probably aren't going to get an entry level security position right out the gate. I would be applying for any entry level job you can get in IT. You need experience in the field, and you won't get much of it working at an Apple store.

reddit.com › r/itcareerquestions › am i wasting time doing the google cybersecurity professional certificate, instead of just the s+ or a+?

r/ITCareerQuestions on Reddit: Am I wasting time doing the Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate, instead of just the S+ or A+?

August 7, 2023 -

I signed up for the Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate because I have been out of work for over a year and needed something on top of my 2 year network admin degree because I was unable to pass the CCNA exam. (I'm terrible with testing and studying, which isn't an excuse I'm just doing what I can) While this will show that I have continued my education outside of college I kind of feel like I'm being taken for 60$ a month as this certificate is below the S+ that some others directly study for and take outright. Does anyone have any advice? The class just started last week and is "scheduled" for 6 months, but I'm already on week 5's materials. Thanks for your time I just feel like I'm really failing at i.t. given I apply for about 40-50 jobs a month and am unable to even land an interview. Would A+ be a better use of my time? I know there is a lot of routes a person can choose and I'm quiet overwhelmed and stressed over my professional position.

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Frankly you are wasting time trying to get into cyber security in general, they typically don't want juniors at all and the roles you can get will basically be a log monkey with no upward mobility. I suggest focusing on the CCNA since its the most useful junior level cert that is universally recognized.

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My advice would be to get the CCNA. Unfortunately, you have to self-study and test in this field (I suck at it too!) so at some point, you are going to need to figure that out. And yes, the CompTIA certs are generally more sought after than Google Cybersecurity Professional Certificate. What jobs are you looking for? How is your resume? You should post it so we can help you out. If you are applying to that many jobs and not getting interviews, your resume may need some help.

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r/ITCareerQuestions on Reddit: Google Cybersecurity worth?

December 25, 2021 - It could be worth it to see if you enjoy cyber but if you're looking to get employed go for Sec+. I checked out the cert and it looked extremely easy. Not something that will get you a job in cyber tho.

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r/cybersecurity on Reddit: Google Cybersecurity Certified

February 3, 2024 -

Hey so I completed my Cybersecurity certification in about 5 months and it’s been almost a month now of applying to Help Desk positions, SOC Analyst and various amounts of other entry level positions I’ve seen recommended online. I’m also studying to get the CompTIA Security+ certification. Is there anything further I should do to catch an employers eye? Thinking about getting certified in IT to add to my resume.

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that's not a certification its just a training certificate and its also not one employers care about comptia security+ and network+ those are certifications ISC2 CISSP is a certification AWS CCP is a certification

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Build a website and start doing little home projects and documenting them on there. Signup for THM or HTB and start putting the completed rooms on your website to show what you've done. Google other people's cybersecurity websites to get an idea of what I'm describing. There's dozens of creative examples. Add this website to the top of your resume with your contact info. Use something like Wix, hostinger, Square, etc. there's many cheap website builders out there that you can figure out how to use in 24 hours. Go to coursera and complete the basic windows defender and wireshark classes. They're $10 each and easy to do. Document what you did in each class and put a little write up on your website for each project. Google any and every IT/cyber event in your city and go to them. Bring resumes and dress appropriate, share your goals and what you're working on with people who will listen. Don't be annoying, but try to find people who are willing to help/listen/pass you to a hiring manager. Follow Unix Guy and NetworkChuck on youtube, Josh Madakor is also very helpful with getting through interviews/resume help. Forager is another FREE resource that can really add some content to your resume. Go do their Mastercard project and add that to your website, then add the experience to your resume as a virtual internship and 3-5 bullets of what you did. It took me less than two hours to do the project, add the documentation and summary to my website and update my resume. Summary: None of these things by themselves are super impactful but if you can put all of this into action and be patient and apply to every job you think you have a shot at you'll get in. A good hiring manager will notice how active and how much effort you're putting into this as a career and you'll get picked eventually. That's also how I led my approach to these conversations. Leverage any strong soft skills you have from other jobs and why you're excited to work in cyber. Be able to name some of your favorite cyber podcasts, eat, drink, sleep, walk, cyber so these managers really see you want this over potentially more experienced candidates but don't bring the hype you will! Good luck mi amigo

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r/cybersecurity on Reddit: Google Launches Cybersecurity Certificates for Entry-Level Workers

January 17, 2023 - I applied for a bunch of cyber jobs and they all wanted more real world experience. ... i dont mean to be rude, but alot of these entry level certs are literally just money grabs...The Certified in Security by ISC2 isnt "free", u gotta pay $50 membership....multiply that by 1 million "free" certs and we've now given the $50 mil per YEAR.

Quora

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How to get a job in Google as a cyber security student - Quora

Answer: Hello Tahmeed … It ain’t rocket science : You just have to send your question to Google Human Resources Dept. instead of posting it to a Social Media Q&A site. Include your resume or academic record and the location of your desired employment. A simple E-Mail will get you connected ...

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r/CyberSecurityJobs on Reddit: Cybersecurity Internship with Google Certification

November 11, 2024 -

I have been working retail for 10+ years, and it’s time for me to change, I have been taking a Google Cybersecurity professional certificate course on Coursera and I’m halfway there, I started to look around at internships but I have been seeing that majority of them are for bachelor degrees students only. I would do anything to start gaining some type of experience in an internship but they seem hard to find to someone like me. I live in NYC which I feel like it should be something that plays in my favor. I don’t want to put my self down thinking that maybe this course won’t take my anywhere but at the same time I want to me realistic, what do you all think? Any suggestion for my situation, what can I do or change?

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dude have you not looked through this sub? people with actual degrees and professional certs are trying to get intern jobs. You should have started with a IT support cert and looked for a help desk job

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get a degree, cuz your competing with people with bachelors and masters, youll be passed over every time

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Google's cybersecurity certificate : r/CompTIA

May 16, 2022 - My game plan was Google cert -> security+ -> blue team 1 -> start applying -> while job searching blue team level 2 · Alternatively was thinking about doing the Google cert + security+ just so I can get in to the WGU program ... This is my exact plan but put applying before BTL1 - and possibly change out BTL1 for PNPT + OSCP. But I have 1y HD L1, 1y HD L2, and 1 year Network Admin experience so it may be a bit diff for you if you have no experience. I have no certs yet thou. I know 3 people that have gotten CyberSec entry jobs with Google Cert and the Sec+. You have a good plan imo

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r/ITCareerQuestions on Reddit: Google Cybersecurity Certificate

January 29, 2022 -

So Google just released this course. I'm wondering if the certificate is going to be a good one like security+ or if it's better? Would this course be worth doing if you have 1 year of experience as a email security analyst? I'm looking to further my career!

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I just enrolled today. Will update back about quality of course and worth of this program at a later date.

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Certs usually take several years to gain widespread acceptance. The material may be good knowledge but if it just came out I wouldn't expect to see job listings mention it for quite some time.

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r/CompTIA on Reddit: Google Launches Cybersecurity Certificates for Entry-Level Workers

June 24, 2022 -

Google launches a new Cybersecurity Certificate program. They're advertising it as an entry-level certification that you can use to add foundational knowledge before you start preparing for the CompTIA Security+.

https://www.wsj.com/articles/google-launches-cybersecurity-certificates-for-entry-level-workers-294e8121?reflink=desktopwebshare_linkedin

https://grow.google/certificates/cybersecurity/#?modal_active=none

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As someone who’s taken both the Google IT Support, the A+, and taking the Network+ in 2 weeks, also have a bachelor’s in IT, and worked as IT Support before…I stand behind Google’s certificate. They have a ton of information and if you don’t speed through it in one week to avoid having to pay more money, you could absolutely learn a lot.

It’s what you make of it though. Google can give you the information and skills, but if you just skim through it like a lot of people do to save money, it’s not worth it.

It’s very hands on. Including their Python one. That’s what I remember the most, just how much e-labs there was. I didn’t complete their python cert but I did complete the IT Support one and I do recommend the google certs, if anything for the knowledge you get from them.

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Would it get a person a job without prior IT experience? I have Sec+ and have struggled to even get interviews without prior experience in IT.