Hello friends,
I’m at a bit of a crossroads in my journey towards becoming a JS developer.
- On the one hand, I’ve applied to a number of positions in the past, and even gotten a couple of phone interviews, and the feedback I’ve always received would boil down to “you’re not ready” or “you’re too green”. This makes me hesitate to apply for future positions until I get to a point where I have a better understanding of the concepts that I’m talking about in interviews.
- On the other hand, I don’t exactly have an unlimited amount of time to move forward with this process. I’m 35, with a wife and two small kids, and the typical pile of debt and dependency that comes with a family. Lately, whenever I talk about moving forward, the response I always seem to get is “just do it” or “time to sh*t or get off”.
So, I’m feeling a bit stuck between a rock and a hard place. I know that spreading my resume/job search out as widely as possible is the best way to get somewhere, but I also have this gut feeling like I’m wasting my time trying to get into places that I’m just not qualified for, and making myself look foolish in the process.
How do you know when you’re actually ready to go for it? How many times do you keep trying for something before you realize it’s not going to happen? Is there ever a time when it’s better to wait before applying for a position rather than just put your head down and blindly charge ahead?