Is there a fix for impostor syndrome?

Re:Is there a fix for impostor syndrome? by donkeyd on Thursday May 03, 2018 @03:35AM (#16984045)

This week I got to see the job posting for a replacement of a colleague of mine. The first requirement was 3 years of experience with a product we don't even directly use. I'm pretty sure the only reason it's in there, is that HR requires it for working in our department, even tough our specific team doesn't even touch it. The same line also requires "Java, Java script", while it's a backend Java position with literally no JavaScript work.

I already told my manager that with the maximum wage (shown in the posting) and the listed requirements, none of my peers would even try to apply. Even if they were an extremely good fit for the actual job.

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Re:Is there a fix for impostor syndrome? by jacquesm on Thursday May 03, 2018 @04:00AM (#16984158)

The process through which a typical job posting is created is seriously broken in most organizations.

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Re:Is there a fix for impostor syndrome? by oldcynic on Thursday May 03, 2018 @04:18AM (#16984212)

By the time they've taken your skillset, added the skills team lead would like or wants to learn, the skills that are from a different role but manager thinks can be combined few can still recognise their own job.

As a last pass CEO asks for 3 years experience of a tech launched last year that he's just finished reading an article about. :)

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