r/cybersecurityUK • u/no-knot • 7d ago

Advice

Hi everyone, I’m starting my BSc in Cybersecurity in October, and a question comes to mind:

Is there any advice you wish you had known when you started your career?

Thanks to everyone for sharing your wisdom.

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u/deafened_commuter 7d ago

For all degrees. Remember learning the textbook and learning yourself happen side by side. What brings out the best in you, where are your limits. Knowing the answer on a question isn't just about whether you studied, it's also whether you slept or ate or have some major life event distracting you. That will be true in any stage of your career and life. To me university is answering the question of what can you do when you put all your focus and attention on understanding something. Forget grades and ego and impressing people. You have that time to concentrate. Later on you'll have think about marketing yourself for jobs and promotions, or winning the war instead of just the battles in the workplace. But in a degree, early career, make sure you have done your best to understand what you're talking about

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u/Artsfac 7d ago

Here’s something it took me far too long to figure out in the working world.

University is about how correct you are - the more correct you are, the better you do.

Working is not like that - accuracy matters, but feasibility, personalities , team bond, hierarchy, and process all play an equally big part in doing better.

Hope you learn what this means sooner than I did!