Today I was offered a job as a Digital Technology Support Specialist at a local heavy vehicle manufacturing plant. I accepted the offer. Early in July of this year, I opened ChatGPT and asked "Give me a list of 100 good paying manual labour jobs in southern Ontario." It gave me a list of 100 jobs. None of which I was interested in. But, I told the AI my situation "I’ve worked as a line cook, PSW, DSW, and tutor for students with developmental disabilities, but after 10 years in support work, I went back to cooking. My current job doesn’t pay enough to support a family, and I want a better-paying role with benefits but hope to avoid more student debt." One of the jobs listed was IT support / entry-level tech. I thought to myself, 'hey I could do that.' In three and a half months: 1 certification 45 applications 1 phone interview 2 in-person interviews 1 job offer (accepted) Three and a half months of applying to jobs every week, studying for CompTIA exams everday, learning labs and recording videos about my home lab every week, and eventually getting my first I.T. certification. Proud of myself. Now the real fun begins.

Cheers to wins, growth, and everything in between 🍻 Let's keep it coming!

Yessss! 🎉 A Hoodie just crushed her ISC2!! Cheers to more wins before this year ends 🍻

Hi community, I just want to give a big shout out to Evan / BowTiedCyber, for the awesome work that has been done on my Résumé! I love the job you’ve done with my Resumé, LinkedIn optimisation, Git etc. Thank you very much, I’m very happy and very satisfied! 😁

Just passed the Security+ exam!!!! Feeling like a million bucks!!! Hard work pays off, LFG!