Hi Henry.
No, you are not a fake. One of the evidences that you are not a fake is this very post of yours. You are already questioning your skills and careers. Fakes don't do it. They don't expose themselves.
Unfortunately, the only efficient way of detecting a fake is if you hire one.
Their CV will be full of experiences and titles. They will call themselves Senior in this, Senior in that, many detailed descriptions of what they did in the past and how good they are. If a company doesn't have the ways of detecting them, they will get in. One of the signs in a fake's CV is the large number of previous jobs and mainly the huge amount of skills. They basically know all languages, frameworks and tools available. It's even better when they come to an interview and you ask them something very unique about one of their skills. They will answer anything but the right answer. Their real skill is talking. They talk a lot and about virtually anything. They master the art of talking technical terms without knowing what they really mean. They know all the good practices, principles, that can name book authors and describe SOLID as a master.
They reality comes only when you give them a real project. All sorts of excuses are given. The only thing they don't give you is called Deliverables. They don't deliver and when they do, it is some sort of Stack Overflow Oriented Programming.
So, consider your self a beginner and just do the opposite of what I said above.
Be true to form. Be yourself. Expose the fakes you meet and always try to improve your skills. If you do it, you will never be a fake.
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Hi Henry.
No, you are not a fake. One of the evidences that you are not a fake is this very post of yours. You are already questioning your skills and careers. Fakes don't do it. They don't expose themselves.
Unfortunately, the only efficient way of detecting a fake is if you hire one.
Their CV will be full of experiences and titles. They will call themselves Senior in this, Senior in that, many detailed descriptions of what they did in the past and how good they are. If a company doesn't have the ways of detecting them, they will get in. One of the signs in a fake's CV is the large number of previous jobs and mainly the huge amount of skills. They basically know all languages, frameworks and tools available. It's even better when they come to an interview and you ask them something very unique about one of their skills. They will answer anything but the right answer. Their real skill is talking. They talk a lot and about virtually anything. They master the art of talking technical terms without knowing what they really mean. They know all the good practices, principles, that can name book authors and describe SOLID as a master.
They reality comes only when you give them a real project. All sorts of excuses are given. The only thing they don't give you is called Deliverables. They don't deliver and when they do, it is some sort of Stack Overflow Oriented Programming.
So, consider your self a beginner and just do the opposite of what I said above.
Be true to form. Be yourself. Expose the fakes you meet and always try to improve your skills. If you do it, you will never be a fake.