Confidence as a new engineer.

Some new engineers suffer from a lack of confidence. It sometimes seems the expectations put on us by our new employer are at a much higher level than we feel able to perform. This is due to a combination of things. Partially, due to a lack of experience we undervalue our abilities and partially, due to the high expectations (and high starting salaries) our employers overvalue our abilities. The result is a definite gap.

The key to survival is good mentorship. You need to find someone in your company or another professional outside of your company to be a sounding board. The best case scenario is that your supervisor is a good mentor. Whoever this person is, they can guide you through this maze of gaining confidence and meeting expectations.

This point in your career should stick with you long enough so that you learn how to mentor new engineers throughout your career.

TBL: Find a good mentor and become a good mentor.