, 55 Biggest Career Mistakes of Your Life ~ CS GAURAV SHARMA

April 22, 2016

55 Biggest Career Mistakes of Your Life

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 16. Believing that you’re going to be a VP right out of college 17. Not seeing the value in entry-level positions 18. Not learning from your mistakes and failures 19. Failing to seek out a mentor 20. Thinking that once you choose a job field, you’re stuck with it forever 21. Not having an updated resume available at all times 22. Failing to join associations and groups pertaining to your industry 23. Being a negative person 24. Not taking initiative and turning down all new projects 25. Forgetting to thank people who help you 26. Not asking for help when you need it 27. Failing to admit that you’re overwhelmed with your workload 28. Trying to convince yourself that you love your job when you don’t 29. Overestimating your abilities and not being honest about them 30. Turning down training courses 31. Not keeping track of all your accomplishments 32. Making career decisions for anyone other than yourself 33. Not actively looking for a job when you’re not happy with the one you have 34. Thinking that it’s too late in life to change careers 35. Making premature judgements of others 36. Over-promising results, and then failing to deliver 37. Not having a system for managing e-mails 38. Failing to understand when and how you’re most productive 39. Assuming that everyone around you thinks the same way you do 40. Failing to accept diversity as an asset to your team 41. Not caring how your actions affect other people 42. Having an emotional IQ of zero 43. Being scared to ask questions 44. Making decisions that impact others without consulting with them first 45. Believing that you need to be an a-hole to be taken seriously 46. Taking jobs just for the money 47. Not sharing your knowledge with others 48. Letting your ego guide your decisions 49. Not thinking big-picture 50. Complaining about problems instead of offering solutions 51. Failing to embrace change 52. Being intimidated by new technology 53. Not pushing yourself outside of your comfort zone 54. Not giving yourself time to re-charge 55. Not standing up for what you’re worth


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