May I ask something I don't really follow or understand?
Let's say I get so far to have my technical skill tested. Whatever the test itself is, what should I do to have the necessary environment set up?
What I mean by this is that.... For the past 5 years (so at the only job I have), I joined as a newbie, was thrown in the company's environment and learned languages and frameworks as they were already setted up by seniors. So, somehow while I feel I know my way in the current setup to take on any kind of challenge (even if I don't succeed), I I wouldn't know where to start outside this.
P. S. No, I haven't worked on other projects or home stuff. As I was the newest in the team, I had a lot to catch up on... So I kinda invested all my time in the company (10+ hours a day mostly).
I'm considering looking for another opportunity now, but I'm afraid to go to interviews because of this...
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I think that this is where it's important to have the initial phone conversations with companies and to be honest about your experience. Do not be afraid to go to interviews though, as long as you're honest then you shouldn't be put in a situation where you get a job that you can't do. It's also important to stress that you are looking to move into a role that will give you the skills to do these things on your own though, this is what will enable you to move to a senior level in the future.
Your experienced shouldn't be dismissed though. It sounds as though you work on a large application? that's a different type of experience to someone who has worked on many smaller ones but not less important. If you think of large corporations then the developers there are less likely to have to setup a whole new project on their own.
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May I ask something I don't really follow or understand?
Let's say I get so far to have my technical skill tested. Whatever the test itself is, what should I do to have the necessary environment set up?
What I mean by this is that.... For the past 5 years (so at the only job I have), I joined as a newbie, was thrown in the company's environment and learned languages and frameworks as they were already setted up by seniors. So, somehow while I feel I know my way in the current setup to take on any kind of challenge (even if I don't succeed), I I wouldn't know where to start outside this.
P. S. No, I haven't worked on other projects or home stuff. As I was the newest in the team, I had a lot to catch up on... So I kinda invested all my time in the company (10+ hours a day mostly).
I'm considering looking for another opportunity now, but I'm afraid to go to interviews because of this...
I think that this is where it's important to have the initial phone conversations with companies and to be honest about your experience. Do not be afraid to go to interviews though, as long as you're honest then you shouldn't be put in a situation where you get a job that you can't do. It's also important to stress that you are looking to move into a role that will give you the skills to do these things on your own though, this is what will enable you to move to a senior level in the future.
Your experienced shouldn't be dismissed though. It sounds as though you work on a large application? that's a different type of experience to someone who has worked on many smaller ones but not less important. If you think of large corporations then the developers there are less likely to have to setup a whole new project on their own.