The 43 Worst Career Mistakes of Your Life that doesn't let you become successful
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No matter how secure you feel in your current position, you are likely to make mistakes which can make you face tough times at workplace. It can be awkward, embarrassing, detrimental to your career and worst so when you didn’t even realize your actions could end you up in a soup.
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So, you should never become too comfortable. Always avoid these 43 potentially disastrouscareer mistakes in your life for a robust career:
1. Assuming that you know everything
2. Forgetting to network
3. Not being prepared for meetings
4. Ignoring the value of business cards
5. Engaging in office drama
6. Arriving to meetings late
7. Not asking for more work when you’re bored
8. Being satisfied doing the minimum amount of work necessary
9. Not sharing your career goals with your leader
10. Not reading up on your industry
11. Forgetting to make a LinkedIn page
12. Over-sharing personal stories at work
13. Burning bridges when leaving a job
14. Dressing unprofessionally
15. Not proof-reading your e-mails
17. Not seeing the value in entry-level positions
18. Not having an updated resume available at all times
19. Forgetting to thank people who help you
20. Not asking for help when you need it
21. Failing to admit that you’re overwhelmed with your workload
22. Trying to convince yourself that you love your job when you don’t
23. Overestimating your abilities and not being honest about them
24. Turning down training courses
25. Not keeping track of all your accomplishments
27. Not actively looking for a job when you’re not happy with the one you have
28. Thinking that it’s too late in life to change careers
29. Making premature judgements of others
30. Over-promising results and then failing to deliver
31. Not having a system for managing e-mails
32. Failing to understand when and how you’re most productive
33. Assuming that everyone around you thinks the same way you do
34. Not caring how your actions affect other people
35. Being scared to ask questions
37. Believing that you need to be an a-hole to be taken seriously
38. Taking jobs just for the money
39. Not sharing your knowledge with others
40. Letting your ego guide your decisions
41. Not thinking big-picture
42. Complaining about problems instead of offering solutions
43. Failing to embrace change
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So, you should never become too comfortable. Always avoid these 43 potentially disastrous
1. Assuming that you know everything
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3. Not being prepared for meetings
4. Ignoring the value of business cards
5. Engaging in office drama
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7. Not asking for more work when you’re bored
8. Being satisfied doing the minimum amount of work necessary
9. Not sharing your career goals with your leader
10. Not reading up on your industry
11. Forgetting to make a LinkedIn page
12. Over-sharing personal stories at work
13. Burning bridges when leaving a job
14. Dressing unprofessionally
15. Not proof-reading your e-mails
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16. Believing that you’re going to be a VP right out of college17. Not seeing the value in entry-level positions
18. Not having an updated resume available at all times
19. Forgetting to thank people who help you
20. Not asking for help when you need it
21. Failing to admit that you’re overwhelmed with your workload
22. Trying to convince yourself that you love your job when you don’t
23. Overestimating your abilities and not being honest about them
24. Turning down training courses
25. Not keeping track of all your accomplishments
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26. Making career decisions for anyone other than yourself27. Not actively looking for a job when you’re not happy with the one you have
28. Thinking that it’s too late in life to change careers
29. Making premature judgements of others
30. Over-promising results and then failing to deliver
31. Not having a system for managing e-mails
32. Failing to understand when and how you’re most productive
33. Assuming that everyone around you thinks the same way you do
34. Not caring how your actions affect other people
35. Being scared to ask questions
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36. Making decisions that impact others without consulting with them first37. Believing that you need to be an a-hole to be taken seriously
38. Taking jobs just for the money
39. Not sharing your knowledge with others
40. Letting your ego guide your decisions
41. Not thinking big-picture
42. Complaining about problems instead of offering solutions
43. Failing to embrace change
(Image source: social.hays.com)
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