Overcoming Imposter Syndrome in a Tough Job Market, with Shannon Grosswiler
Find Your Dream Job: Insider Tips for Finding Work, Advancing your Career, and Loving Your Job
Mac Prichard
4.8 • 630 Ratings
🗓️ 26 November 2025
⏱️ 23 minutes
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Imposter syndrome can derail even the most seasoned professionals, especially in a tough job market. On this week’s episode of Find Your Dream Job, career coach Shannon Grosswiler explains why self-doubt shows up during a job search and how it affects the way people read job descriptions, talk about their accomplishments, and decide whether to apply for roles they’re fully capable of doing. Shannon shares the common patterns she sees — particularly among women — and why so many talented candidates underestimate their experience or hesitate to market themselves with confidence.
Shannon also offers practical steps to rebuild your confidence and keep moving forward, from gathering LinkedIn recommendations to revisiting the moments you’re proud of and leaning on friends who see your strengths clearly. You’ll walk away knowing how to tell your story with more ease, approach applications with a calmer mindset, and keep going even when the market feels tough. If imposter feelings have been creeping in, this episode will help you reconnect with your value and take the next steps in your search.
About Our Guest:
- Shannon Grosswiler coaches executives, entrepreneurs, and nonprofit professionals through career transitions.
Resources in This Episode:
- Connect with Shannon on LinkedIn.
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| 0:00.0 | This is Find Your Dream Job, the podcast that helps you get hired, have the career you want, and make a difference in life. |
| 0:17.0 | I'm your host, Mack Pritchard. I'm also the founder of Max List. |
| 0:21.6 | It's a job board in the Pacific Northwest that helps you find a fulfilling career. |
| 0:27.6 | Every Wednesday, I talk to a different expert about the tools you need to get the work you |
| 0:32.6 | want. |
| 0:33.6 | Confidence is vital to a successful job search, especially in this economy. |
| 0:39.5 | But many of us, no matter how much we accomplish, may suffer from self-doubt. |
| 0:45.9 | Shannon Grossweiler is here to talk about overcoming imposter syndrome in a tough job market. |
| 0:51.8 | She coaches executives, entrepreneurs, and non-profit professionals through career transitions. |
| 0:58.8 | Shannon joins us from Portland, Oregon. |
| 1:01.9 | Well, let's start with a basic, Shannon. |
| 1:03.9 | What is imposter syndrome exactly? |
| 1:06.9 | Well, imposter syndrome, I think most of us are very familiar with it. |
| 1:10.6 | And in the workplace, there isn't a lot of constant, that relationship where people are telling you, you're doing a great job. You are, there isn't a lot of ego stroking. And honestly, sometimes that turns into there isn't recognition for work being done. And that can |
| 1:29.2 | build up. And also, people are hard of themselves. We're sort of prone to being negative. We always look at |
| 1:36.1 | what was the last mistake we made. So that kind of permeates in the human conscious. So what we're doing is we're sabotaging ourselves. |
| 1:47.5 | And then when it comes to looking for a job, I get a lot of folks who are like, I know that I'm acting like what I'm doing. |
| 1:56.0 | But it turns out I have no idea what I'm doing and I feel like an imposter. |
| 2:00.7 | And this is a common thread |
| 2:02.8 | through all of my folks that I've worked with over the years. How does imposter syndrome happen, |
| 2:08.6 | Shannon, especially to accomplish people? A lot of the folks that I work with have amazing |
| 2:13.8 | credentials. And they've done incredible things, but they forget, especially when it comes to being in search of a job, they're like, I don't know how to sell myself because I haven't done A, B, or C. I'm like, yes, you have. You know, you weren't part of the team that led this. You let it. Or you were part of the team, then your portion |
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