Why Half Our Students Are Already Interviewing (and You’re Not)
50% of our students had interviews by day 9
Why Half Our Students Are Already Interviewing (and You’re Not)
Posted by Evan Lutz | Founder @ BowTiedCyber
It’s Day 9 of this cohort’s BowTied Two Step Bootcamp, and already:
🚨 4 of our 8 students have scored interviews.
We’re not even out of the A+ review / Network+ fundamentals phase. Yet half the class is already fielding callbacks from real employers for Tier 1 helpdesk roles.
How?
Let me break it down.
⚙️ Custom AI → Tailored Resumes & Cover Letters
The truth is, the average resume is hot garbage.
Generic. Bloated. Stuffed with soft skill fluff.
That’s why we built a proprietary system that combines resume engineering principles with automation. Our in-house AI tools take the job description and rebuild the resume and cover letter from scratch—for every application. Not “tweaks.” Full regeneration, tied to:
Their certs (Network+, Security+ prep)
Projects from their portfolio
Keywords baked into the employer’s job post
Every student gets a tailored submission—without spending 30 minutes rewriting every time.
Result?
They’re beating the resume scanners. They’re standing out in over-saturated applicant pools. They’re getting interviews within 2 weeks of starting training.
🍟 Tier 1 Helpdesk: The Fast Food of IT
Look—we don’t glorify helpdesk work here.
We don’t pretend it’s elite cyber engineering.
Tier 1 is ticket triage, password resets, account unlocks. It’s the fast food of IT.
But that’s exactly why it’s the move for Day 9.
Fast food is:
Always hiring
Easy to get into
Perfect for foot-in-the-door momentum
And just like flipping burgers teaches you how kitchens work, Tier 1 teaches you the language of IT:
User lifecycle
Directory structures
Ticketing systems
Network troubleshooting
It’s foundational. It’s simple. And when done right, it gets you paid while you’re still training.
📈 Strategy Wins, Not Just Study
We don’t just teach certs here. We teach strategy.
The BowTiedCyber Two-Step method is:
Learn the lingo and tools (CLI, AD, Networking)
Get cert-aligned with Network+ and Security+
Use AI-powered job targeting to get interviews ASAP
Keep climbing: From helpdesk → analyst → threat hunter
And dare I say that EVERY student in this cohort will make at least $40k/year before sitting for their security+, by design.
🎯 Takeaway
If you’re still stuck on which course to buy or whether to get “job ready,” here’s the play:
Tier 1 is the fastest win in the cyber job stack
You don’t need to “wait” until you’re certified to apply
You do need momentum, strategy, and automation
The proof is in the pudding:
8 students
9 days
4 interviews
And we’re just getting started.
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If you’re ready to stop consuming and start building—apply now.
It’s not magic. It’s method.
It’s not “if.” It’s when.
And around here… when happens fast.
That’s all for this one.
Keep grinding, Hoodies.
WAGMI
Your friend,
Evan Lutz (BowTiedCyber)