The Imposter Syndrome Offer

I survived the entire campus placement season by heavily exaggerating my role in a major group project. During my final HR round for a dream company, the interviewer asked me a highly specific technical question about the backend integration—the one part I didn't touch at all. I panicked, confidently pivoted the conversation to 'project management challenges' and 'team synergies,' and somehow talked my way out of it. I got the job offer, but now I wake up in a cold sweat terrified that my new manager will actually expect me to know what I’m doing on day one.