Anastasia Herjavec's Rise to Senior Security Analyst in London

No technical background, no opportunities

A few years ago, Anastasia struggled to break into the field she wanted more than anything. She did not yet have the technical knowledge that employers were looking for, and that gap kept real opportunities just out of reach no matter how hard she tried. Ambition alone, she learned, was not enough to open doors in cybersecurity. She would apply for roles and hear nothing back, because she had no way to show she could do the work.

It was a discouraging place to be. She knew she was willing to work and learn, but willingness is invisible on a resume without the skills to back it up. She needed a way to build practical, job-ready abilities, not just collect more theory she could not apply. That search for something genuinely hands-on is what eventually led her to CertLabz.

Hands-on labs and real training

CertLabz gave Anastasia exactly the kind of practical training she had been missing for so long. CertLabz's hands-on labs and courses let her build genuine cybersecurity skills by doing the work rather than just studying it from a distance. Step by step, she developed the kind of confidence that comes only from solving real problems with her own hands. The certification training gave her structure and a clear path through a field that had once felt overwhelming and impenetrable.

For the first time, her progress was tangible and measurable. Each lab she completed and each concept she mastered moved her closer to the career she wanted. The field stopped feeling like a closed door and started feeling like a ladder she could actually climb. The support around the training kept her going through the difficult parts, and her belief in herself grew alongside her skills.

Stacking more than ten certifications

With CertLabz behind her, Anastasia did not stop at a single credential. She went on to earn more than ten industry IT certifications, each one strengthening both her resume and her genuine expertise. That growing stack of credentials transformed how employers saw her, turning a candidate they once overlooked into one they actively wanted. The breadth of her certifications reflected real, hands-on capability across many areas of the field, not just narrow knowledge in one. She had built a profile that spoke clearly for itself.

A new life in London

All of that work led to a security analyst role in the United Kingdom, an opportunity that genuinely changed her life. It allowed her to relocate from St. Petersburg and build the career she had only ever dreamed about, eventually rising to Senior Security Analyst in London. The move was not just a job change but a complete transformation of her future and her circumstances. The technical knowledge she had once lacked had become the solid foundation of her success. Her journey from one country to another was built one skill and one certification at a time.

Becoming a senior analyst

Reaching a senior position was the culmination of everything she had worked for. Anastasia now handles complex security work and brings real expertise to her team, a far cry from the candidate who once could not get a reply to her applications. The confidence she built through CertLabz carried into her professional life, where she leads and contributes rather than struggles to keep up. Her dream career was no longer a distant hope but her daily reality. She had proven, to employers and to herself, what she was capable of.

Her advice

Anastasia is wholehearted in her recommendation to anyone considering the same path. If you are serious about breaking into cybersecurity or advancing your career, she says, CertLabz gives you the skills, confidence, and support to actually get there. She credits her entire journey to the practical training and the steady, visible progress it made possible. Her story, she hopes, shows others that a complete career change is genuinely achievable with the right preparation. For her, it made a dream career real, and she is grateful for every step of it.