Impostor Syndrome
Hello everyone,
I’m writing this partly to vent and also because I’d love to hear your opinions or experiences.
I recently found out that I was selected to work at CERN, and every time I think about it, it still feels surreal. I only applied once, and somehow I managed to pass every interview stage on my first try. My life until now was basically working in my hometown, and suddenly I’m about to move abroad and work at one of the most prestigious laboratories in the world.
My studies are not completely related to the position I got, so it’s hard not to feel a bit of imposter syndrome sometimes. I also get overwhelmed thinking about the fact that neither French nor English are my native languages, and I’m not fully confident with my English because I’m not used to speaking it constantly.
But at the same time, I also get these bursts of excitement and a huge desire to learn, and deep down I feel like everything will probably turn out okay.
Has anyone else gone through something similar? How did you experience it? I’d really love to hear your stories and how things turned out for you, and how you managed to overcome those feelings.