It is on some level. Its a symptom of low confidence.
Professionals that have to pass a test still feel it even after passing. Which seems quite odd, as that is the only qualifier to be the thing they feel they don't qualify as.
Depending on the field, I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that once you enter the professional workforce for the first time out of school/college/whatever, you're going from an environment where everyone is at a roughly equal level of education, to one where some of your coworkers will have 20+ years of experience in the field. A new hire thinks that they're not doing as good of a job as the people who have more experience (which in fairness, they aren't), and that self-doubt sticks with you even as you progress through your career.
It is on some level. Its a symptom of low confidence.
Professionals that have to pass a test still feel it even after passing. Which seems quite odd, as that is the only qualifier to be the thing they feel they don't qualify as.
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Depending on the field, I think a lot of it has to do with the fact that once you enter the professional workforce for the first time out of school/college/whatever, you're going from an environment where everyone is at a roughly equal level of education, to one where some of your coworkers will have 20+ years of experience in the field. A new hire thinks that they're not doing as good of a job as the people who have more experience (which in fairness, they aren't), and that self-doubt sticks with you even as you progress through your career.