Disclaimer
Nothing here is personal career counselling, and it is not financial advice about whether to spend money on training. It cannot account for your circumstances, and no outcome is promised or implied.
Opinion, dated
Assessments of which skills matter and what AI has changed are judgements about a moment in time. Every path shows when it was last reviewed. Reasonable people in the industry disagree about all of this, and some of it will turn out to be wrong.
No outcome is guaranteed
Following any roadmap here does not guarantee a job, an interview or a salary. Hiring depends on the market, your location, timing and chance, none of which a guide controls.
No endorsements
We are not affiliated with any employer, training provider or platform, take no affiliate payments, and do not endorse paid courses. Linked resources are free or first-party documentation, provided for convenience.
Legality
The security path in particular describes practice that must only be carried out on systems you own or have explicit written permission to test. Testing systems without authorisation is a criminal offence. Nothing here is an invitation to do so.