Gabriel Mizrahi

Yeah.

Don't fly through Malaysia.

Okay, what's next?

Hey, Gordon and Jabe.

Yes.

I'm currently in an industry that is oversaturated and becoming even more so with the increase in graduates being pushed out of universities every year, more than there are roles available.

I've also become less enthusiastic with this industry as it's repetitive and no longer challenging.

I have, however, gained a huge enthusiasm and interest in cybersecurity.

I've almost finished a master's level certification in cybersecurity and gained multiple industry certifications.

The problem is getting into the industry.

I've read that it's best to get into help desk roles first, but I'm finding that even those roles are difficult to get into, even to get into the interview stage.

I also want to get into this industry not only for my mental satisfaction, but also so that it's easier to move back to Melbourne where my partner and I will be closer to family and have support to raise kids in the future.

How long should I keep trying to switch careers before I should give up and stay in my current career?

With the tech industry the way it is, is it even a good idea?

Signed, managing my fear and wondering if I should give it, say, a year as I hack into this new career.

If anything, it might mentally let you off the hook if you know that there's only so long you have to deal with this frustration.

And if you ever do get to a point where you decide, OK, maybe it's time to let go of the cybersecurity dream, you're going to want to know that you really did everything you could to break in before you decided that.

Excellent advice, Jordan.

I'm also just remembering how much she has riding on this career transition, right?

She wants to escape her current field because it's repetitive and it's no longer challenging.