UK Cyber Security Graduate Seeks Career Guidance for Incident Response Path

A UK graduate with a First Class BSc (Hons) in Cyber Security is seeking career guidance after completing their degree in October. Their long-term goal is incident response, but they lack professional IT or cybersecurity experience, currently working in retail. They are studying Cisco’s SOC Analyst career path and using TryHackMe to build practical skills but struggle with confidence in technical interviews. The graduate is unsure whether to pursue junior SOC analyst roles, IT/help desk positions, or relevant certifications like CompTIA.