Knowing you probably suffer from imposter syndrome doesn't really help.

[moon_custafer]

I mean, I can look back and reason that I've illustrated three books, spent three years as the in-house graphic designer for a small company, and done freelance illustration/layout work for literally two decades, plus I do have actual recorded training in fine arts and the various Adobe Creative Suite programs -- and still think of myself as faking

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[sushidog]

I had a job interview once where I absolutely knew, beyond doubt, that I wasn't going to get the job, but which was prestigious enough that I was simply delighted to have landed an interview. I treated it as excellent practice and experience, and got the job.
And then over the next few days I had two other interviews, and I was able to walk into them knowing I already had a very good job offer, which made me supremely confident.

And that is how, in the best week of my career to date, I ended up with three job offers, for excellent jobs at prestigious universities.

So yes, going in feeling you have nothing to lose but it'll be good experience is a good tactic!

[heliopausa]

Imposter syndrome is a brute; like the Old Man of the Sea. (And Sinbad got rid of him by getting him drunk, so maybe your plan's a good way forward.)

The Impostors

[palain_7]

You're such a fake impostor. I happen to know that you're an Elder Of The Universe with your own private Infinity. (Plus you spelt 'impostor' wrong.)

You're not fooling anyone.

I hear that, for those who really are impostors, it helps to give the syndrome, or any other syndrome, a name so that you can trash talk it. So, Colonel Blitheringsmythe - we meet again. But this time the advantage is mine!The last dot com job that I had I got by not caring at all about it. I had just been laid off from the last place with a huge severance cheque and decided to have the first proper vacation that I'd had in years starting with a trip to Vegas. As I was stuffing things into my suitcase I got a phone call from a friend. His startup had just gotten the next round of funding to hire more people and he'd heard that I was free. Could I pop round for an interview later in the day