Employers are looking for some evidence that you can be successful in the job. In the past they would have been looking for a college degree. Many employers are becoming more flexible in what they will consider, but there has to be something more concrete than "I believe I already have enough knowledge..."
The best you can do is build something that shows you actually have the skills. You can do this in a number of ways:
- make significant contributions to an open source project
- build out a personal website as a portfolio
- build some other prototype system that shows you have built something of complexity that demonstrates your skills
- freelancing for cheap and non-profit work (usually on a volunteer basis) could help build a portfolio (thanks @panoptical)
Any of these things can get you in the door for an interview where you will have the opportunity to explain to them how good your skills are.
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3 years ago
I'm 18 years old and I have studied Software Engineering and Fullstack Development on my own at home.
I believe I already have enough knowledge to develop a medium-sized website or app. So I'm looking for my first formal job.
However, companies require a degree or previous experience.
Being a self-taught, I don't have a degree. and being young, I have no previous experience.
How can I get my first job?