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Imposter syndrome happens to everyone. Ignore it. The company would not have hired you if they weren’t impressed by your resume. That should be the only vote of confidence you need. Just give it some time. You’ll get settled in soon enough.
Use that as a bit of motivation and inspiration to achieve more. Nobody starts out being an expert. Most have to put years into it to get to that point. Another thing to remember is that for every strength somebody has, there is usually a weakness too.
I understand where you're coming from. I've been doing this type of job for 15 years and still deal with imposter syndrome. I wish I had an answer for you different than what those have already mentioned. But they are right, lean into your strengths and recognize where your lacking and try to learn. Maybe different advice I could give would be, don't try and pretend like you know something you don't if ask to work on it and don't stay quiet in a conversation about something you don't. Ask questions, junior people i have mentored in the past I have told them that being the person who doesn't know something makes you an asset cause you look at and learn the smallest details step by step. Which is great to ask of senior or experienced people who have been doing things longer cause sometimes those questions cause us to stop and look at the small details that we normally overlook cause we are focusing on the bigger picture. To me someone being inexperience wanting to learn is an assest to me. Plus I get to share my successes and pitfalls with someone to help them avoid my mistakes and be successful faster.
Don’t be afraid to ask questions. Every new hire, regardless of experience, needs guidance. Keeping mind, though, your team will be much more willing to help if you can demonstrate that you tried to figure things out yourself first.
I wouldn't worry about it right away. One of the things I loved when I joined my last company was that they gave me a month to familiarize myself with the systems and get up to speed. I didn't NEED that much time but it was nice to not feel pressured. Give yourself a little grace. It takes a while to understand new systems and software.
Be in this mindset: if you think you know that then that is .01% and learn more. If you think others are better then utilise them and their knowledge to make yourself better. That's it. If you didn't get better people around you then you are not in a right place. So now tell us how you feel around you
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