Despite how people act and how they write on their LinkedIn, Not all of the developers are gods! It is pretty normal for me, You and anyone else to skip the tests sometimes. Ok I know! Shame on me. I have skipped those tests. Now what to do?
Connect your dots!
I suggest you check Steeve Jobs speech in Stanford university for sure. In that speech Steeve Jobs mentions remarkable points about connecting the dots. Based on those words, I tell you an interesting story of my life.