More about me
Some time ago (2019) I decided to change my career path.
I was wondering - what could I do with my life...
Earlier in my youth I wrote simple scripts for computer games(bots), and I was interested in computer graphics.
I thought programming was out of the question because I don't have any studies about it. I was afraid to learn and I thought the program was full of complex algorithms and difficult mathematics that I could only learn in college. But photoshop and computer graphic weren't that odd to me. That's why I had a new goal: to learn and become a graphic designer.
I started learning from simple tutorials on YouTube, then some SkillShare courses, and I was able to master Photoshop and Illustrator and then Adobe XD. Mastering the programs turned out to be quite easy, and later I started using the After Effect and Premier Pro. But knowing the software is not everything, I needed to supplement my knowledge in the field of color, typography and grid basics, etc.
In the meantime, I was fascinated with UX and UI and learned what front-end development is. I realized that programming is not that complicated. After watch a few tutorials on HTML and CSS, it made me feel like it and I began to learn more about the front end. Then I learned the basics of JavaScript and later I realized that I only had one toe in the world of the modern front-end.
🎉First full-time job - yay?
I finished a couple of courses and basically when I finished them, I sent out literally two resumes and got a job as a webmaster in a small company. It turned out that the company wants to move its website from a custom CMS to WordPress. In addition, having knowledge of graphics, I dealt with everything concerning graphics, from social media, ending with the website and brochures/documents.
So far, I have not had contact with WordPress, but I learned it quickly. As well, I worked with another colleague who was more experienced and introduced me to the subject. Meanwhile, I was learning UX/UI and I generally gave up programming a little. I mean, I had a full-time job, so why expand my horizons? That was a mistake. After a while, working at this company got boring and monotonous. On the downside is that I could not use the early knowledge that I got to know during the courses.
There was the COVID-19 pandemic, and we were working full time from home, where even more work became monotonous and tedious. At one point at work, I had days when I was literally sitting in front of the computer waiting for someone to need my help and writing me what to do.
What next?
After New Year's Eve 2021, I made the decision that it had to end. I have to move because I'm starting to fall back.
Of course, during the pandemic, I took courses and learned - I supplemented my knowledge about the front-end and also worked on myself and my habits.
In January, after returning to office, I decided to give notice. The boss was not thrilled as I was not the only one who had left the company recently.
I started working on myself, it was hard to have self-discipline (it's hard every day), but going back does not regret to make this decision.
In recent months, I have gained a lot of knowledge on HTML, CSS and I have improved my understanding of JavaScript. I create pages freely by writing code with simple functionality using these technologies. In addition, I spent a lot of time learning React, which I'm working on more. I hope one day I will freely create applications more interesting than just to-do-list.
Today I had my first interview for a junior front-end position.
The conversation shocked me, as a matter of fact, I didn't even want to cooperate with that company, I just wanted to test myself during the interview.
The interview process in short - Two boys, one of them did not say a word, but I will be back to him later. He did not even bother to say hello at the start...
The second one seemed cool, he asked questions, but completely unrelated to the front-end or what was written in the offer description, he asked me about the back-end, he literally asked me what I knew about the back-end. There was not a single question about the front-end topic nor any question related to the content of my CV. This interview took 45 minutes.
Generally, at the end of the interview, the guy I talked to asked a question to the one who didn't even introduce himself and didn't speak for the duration of the job interview. Then he turns on the mike and says with amusement in his voice that no, "I have no questions." I did not have any questions to ask them either. I wanted to end this conversation as soon as possible after listening to the other boy's laughter...
Conclusion
In brief my first job interview as a true frontend developer.
To sum up, this conversation disappointed me a bit, because I met all the criteria, and it was an offer specifically for a junior front-end developer - but there was NO front-end question asked.
It was a disappointing conversation.If every conversation is supposed to look like this, that at the end some boy will laugh and say "I have no questions."?
I know, perhaps they were looking for a more experienced person. But there were no questions about the technology that was in the offer.
What do you think about it, what was your first job interview like and were there any questions you were prepared for?
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