My mom helped me land my first post-college job. I initially experienced impostor syndrome, but I needed her connections

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My mom helped me land my first post-college job. I initially experienced impostor syndrome, but I needed her connections

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used her mom's connections to get a summer internship.
Courtesy of Jaxon Novack
I used my mom's connections to land a summer internship, which led to a full-time job.
I suffered from impostor syndrome, worried I only got the job because of my mom.
But my mom only made the introduction; I…

This story appeared on businessinsider.com, 2025-05-19 20:12:03.