Recent Graduate Weighs Network Engineering Role Against Cybersecurity Career Goals
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A recent graduate has received a job offer for a Network/Infrastructure Engineer position but their career goal is to work in cybersecurity roles such as SOC Analyst or Security Engineer. They acknowledge the common advice that understanding network operations is valuable before securing networks, but are concerned about potentially being pigeonholed away from security careers. They are uncertain whether accepting this network engineering role is the right decision.