I don’t think it’s imposter syndrome that’s the problem. It’s mutual dishonesty. When an employer asks for 10 years experience with a technology that has only existed for 5, they’re being dishonest. ( no I don’t think it’s a simple mistake). It’s impossible to satisfy the requirement and they’re being dishonest asking so the logical response is to simply be dishonest in your response. Yes, I have 10 years experience.
This extends to other things as well. When they say we are going to start using technology X. They don’t want to hear, “I don’t know it but I can probably get up to speed in a couple of weeks.” They want to hear,”oh ya, I’ve been working with that on my nights and weekends for about six months now. They’ll usually know no one knows it because they’ve been looking foe people for the last couple of months but can’t find anyone who has worked with x.
This extends to other things as well. When they say we are going to start using technology X. They don’t want to hear, “I don’t know it but I can probably get up to speed in a couple of weeks.” They want to hear,”oh ya, I’ve been working with that on my nights and weekends for about six months now. They’ll usually know no one knows it because they’ve been looking foe people for the last couple of months but can’t find anyone who has worked with x.