Well, we get many resumes with the CISSP certification and little if any experience so they get tossed, I am afraid. My shop doesn't put much emphasis on certs themselves and is only used to filter out (one of many) candidates. To be frank, I will say its been years since I even brought up certification during an interview.
What most employers are looking for today are hard, specific skills in security, i.e. Firewall, security appliances, networking and particularly cloud. None of which are covered by the CISSP or any other higher level certificate. This is exactly why you see the words "preferred but not required" near the bottom of many job descriptions.
The CISSP is something most of us take for granted once you have 5 or more years of experience in security but hiring managers have also been largely bitten by the "hiring for certification" mistake as well.
Look for more entry level positions at the SOC or lower level Engineering contributor level and get that experience up to date if you've been out of the workforce for period of time and work your way back up.
