Imposter Syndrome: Why Did They Let Me Come Up Here and Talk to You?
career development interpersonal skills
by Megan Boczar
Sat, Apr 13, 2019
Room:
P1838
Time:
9:15
What am I doing here? All these people are so much smarter than me. They’ll find out I have no idea what I’m talking about. Why did they even let me do this in the first place? I should’ve just stayed at my last job. Sure, I hated it, but I knew how to do it.
Sound familiar? You might have Imposter Syndrome. Imposter Syndrome is a very, very common issue that a lot of us face. In the ever-growing world of tech, it sometimes seems difficult to both get and keep up to speed on what’s going on in your company. Especially for those of us that are career-changers, the task sometimes seems even more daunting.
In this workshop, we’ll examine Imposter Syndrome and learn how to nip it in the bud! We’ll learn techniques for recognizing and squashing those imposter-y feelings before you let it take over your life and career.
About the Author
Megan has been a software developer for just over a year. She graduated with a degree from the University of Michigan in anthropology with minors in museum studies and Polish language, literature, and culture. Since graduation, her passion for data took her around the outskirts of development for several years, before she finally jumped into a bootcamp at Grand Circus in Detroit. She now serves as a co-founder and Executive Director for Tech-Inclusive, a non-profit organization to provide safe learning opportunities and networking events for minorities in tech and their allies. She works as a Software Engineer at Torrance Learning in Chelsea, Michigan.