✅ First job
How do you know if you have enough skills to get your a job? Like... should a guy on his first job as an asp.net core dev know how to build a well working e-store or something like that? At what point should you start going to interviews? I've built a lot of garbage wpf stuff, solved 200 leetocdee problems, understand basic oop principles well (not sayn im ready and microsoft needs me lmao, just trying to clarify, at what point i should start looking for interviews), and now that I've started learning asp, it's a little too complicated for me, like everything I learned before has nothing to do with it.
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normally if you master OOP
start looking for interviews when you are interested in getting a job
determining whether your skillset is a fit is the interviewer's/employer's job
When I started looking for a job in 2017 I knew jack 💩. I barely knew how to use the debugger, had a couple of crappy WPF projects and some C++ knowledge.
I still searched, got rejected many times... Eventually I got a job. And there I work still, even though it is part time, went from junior dev to leading my own team and building a cool project from the ground up.
My recommendation is to start searching, if you want a job. Send many applications, build your LinkedIn profile, don't get discouraged by denials and ghostings...
Also prepare beforehand for the interview. When you get a greenlight for a call there won't be much time to prepare for the hard hitting questions. They will test your skills and you as a person in general. And also they will ask you tricky salary questions.
If you are a student, go for student jobs, internships. Maybe there are comapny events at your school, where they offer jobs to students - universities usually have that
There is nothing wrong with doing a job hunt at any time regardless of skill level. Just be honest with your resume and convey your skill level to the potential employer. If they hire you and you are doing your best but still not meeting their needs for the position, then most of the blame for that situation is on your employer for hiring you for a position you were not qualified for and/or not giving you the proper training needed for the position.
People getting hired for jobs they are not a good fit for happens all the time. That is why you generally have regular meeting with your boss/manager to discuss your progress. And if you are not a good fit for the job, often times you can get transferred to other openings in the company you are better suited for. But worst case scenario you end up parting ways with that company and ending up right back where you are... job hunting.
More or less what I'm trying to say is:
Don't let fear stop you from applying to a position you want.
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