u/michaelnovati replied ·
Imposter syndrome has been trivialized too much and the truth is in between.
This comment is my high level motivational advice, I have way more tactical 1-1 advice depending ones situation and goals, but his the mindset I advise bootcamp grads to be in.
You absolutely do not have as much experience as lot of people you are competing with. If you have no SWE work experience then you can't fake it with a bootcamp certificate or capstone project or whatever coding you have done.
That's not imposter syndrome, it's a genuine lack of skill and experience.... and it's OKAY!
Because while you don't have these things, look at the things you can control: work ethic, how much code you write every day, what projects you do, which networking events you go to.
You aren't an imposter in the industry and you deserve to show up like anyone else to and show you want to be there.
So my advice is to be realistic about what you don't know and be confident in what you can control.