Fighting IMPOSTER SYNDROME in Information Technology - Network Engineer | System Engineer | CCNA
About this video
NetworkChuck defines imposter syndrome as doubting your accomplishments and fearing being exposed as a fraud, then interviews his brother Cameron and his dad to show it hits every career stage. Cameron, 21 and a network admin for only a few months, feels it working alongside people with 20 years of experience. Their dad, who says he has worked in IT for over 25 years, manages a system admin team and is described as a VMware expert, says he still feels it, partly because younger staff arrive with fresh learning and technology keeps changing. Coping strategies discussed include replaying CBT Nuggets training and reviewing certification notes to fight forgetting, Googling things on the job, and remembering a boss’s point that no one is hired expecting to know everything. They stress IT is mainly the ability to research and figure things out, looking back over a year to see how much you have learned, continuing to study for certifications instead of stagnating, and joining peer groups such as VMware user groups that meet monthly, the DFW Cisco group on the first Wednesday of the month, and their Facebook study group, which they say just hit 10,000 members.
Key takeaways
- Imposter syndrome is shown at three stages: a 21-year-old network admin of a few months, a mid-career engineer, and a manager with over 25 years in IT
- Reviewing certification notes and replaying training is the dad’s main defence against forgetting what he learned
- Googling and looking things up is presented as normal — employers do not expect anyone to know everything
- Confidence comes from the ability to research and figure out unfamiliar projects, and from comparing what you know now to a year ago
- Peer user groups and continued certification study are recommended to avoid stagnation and learn how others solve the same problems
Episode details: published December 16, 2018 · 15:30 long. Summary written by Self Growth Videos from the episode itself. Business results and any income figures mentioned are NetworkChuck’s own claims, shared for education — they are not typical or guaranteed.
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