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by calvinlai 5120 days ago
Be honest about your skills. Don't try to over-inflate your skillset, the interviewer will be able to tell.

Try to make mention of the fact that you are loving every moment of the learning process that you started a few months ago. Generally, people who consider hiring novice programmers are looking to help grow that person into a lean, mean coding machine, so if you appeal to that fact and tell them you're in it to learn, they'll love it and you should have a higher chance of getting the job.

Otherwise if the company is looking for someone with the know-how from the get-go, your only chance would be to nail the technical aspects of the interview, so study your ass off!