Mark is a software developer mainly working with PHP and Go. He is based in London. He is currently working for Sainsbury's splitting his time between developing microservices and working their on Level 4 software developer apprenticeship program. In his spare time Mark enjoys quiet evenings in the pub playing board games and spending

time with his wife and twin daughters.

Imposter Syndrome: Am I Faking It?

Do you feel like you're faking it? like you don't feel good enough to do your job? Feeling like you've blagged your way through your career? Then like me and hundreds of others, you might be suffering from imposter syndrome.

During my talk I am going to discuss what imposter syndrome is and how it feels. Then I'm going to talk you through why people suffer from it and how people overcome it.

This talk is based on both my personal experiences and those of others. By the end of it I hope you can identify if you are suffering from imposter syndrome and also create a team environment that helps to combat the feeling within your team mates.

5 Minute Lightning Talk

We've introduced a new 5 minute lightning talk each month especially for local PHP folks to briefly show something to the PHP Hampshire audience. This could be anything from something cool you've been working on, an awesome tool you've discovered, or even trying out an idea for a longer talk.

This month's lightning talk will be by James Titcumb.

Follow us on Twitter @phphants for updates on this and any future events.

Also join our IRC channel, #phph on Freenode, or join directly at http://phphants.co.uk/chat.

We are always on the lookout for speakers for events - give us an email on speak@phphants.co.uk and we'll try fitting you in!

Schedule:

• 19:00 Arrival
• 19:25 Welcome Announcement
• 19:30 Mark Bradley
  
• 19:40 James Titcumb
• 20:40 Closing Remarks
• 20:45 Social at Brewhouse & Kitchen Portsmouth