How do you know that you are ready for a job?

Question

Career in IT

Hey! I have been studying backend on my own for about 5 months, making a pet project, trying to deploy it on different servers. I focus on Django, Postgres, computer networks, design patterns, the web in general. Own assessment of the acquired knowledge and skills jumps from "wunderkind" to "I don't know anything at all." How do you know you're ready for real interviews? Can eat any tests informative? Or is someone experienced doing an assessment of knowledge? I don't want to hit my face in the dirt. And there is no desire to sit out for textbooks for an extra year either.

Answer 1

How to Know You're Ready for Real Job Interviews

When HR appoints a meeting time, it means you are ready

Answer 2

Go to interviews and you'll find out. Only in IT, sometimes the level is very vague from the specifics of the company and the scope of work. Somewhere your knowledge can be assessed as a confident mid, almost senior. In another company they will say that you are not even up to the average June, with the same knowledge.
For this, I would try to walk around the interviews of juniors / interns. Work for 3-4 months. And there it will be easier and there will be an understanding of your level and, most importantly, "how and what you need."

Answer 3

Project code in the studio.

Answer 4

Nothing to eat, went to work

Answer 5

Only real interviews will answer your question. Go through 3-5 interviews and you will perfectly understand what you are missing and what aspects should be improved.

Answer 6

I have been learning backend on my own for about 5 months

Django, Postgres, computer networks, design patterns, the web in general.

It turns out that you spent ~3 weeks on each of these directions? Well, if you really learned it - you are a genius, go to work.