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Re: Don’t Be Stupid And Avoid These Career Killer Mistakes by professore(m): 10:31am On Apr 19, 2016
This is enlightening
Re: Don’t Be Stupid And Avoid These Career Killer Mistakes by henryhemon(m): 1:12pm On Apr 19, 2016
vnlabor:
Thanks for your useful sharing. We often make some silly mistakes without realizing it before it's too late. cry

I'd like to contribute 5 more regular mistakes that can kill your chance of getting promoted:

1. Be cocky

The fastest way makes you fail at having an advance salary is cocky behavior.

Even if you are doing so well with your work, but just at the level where you completed what you were asked to do and no more, it is hard for you to compete with others colleagues. According to job specialists, an employee who just focuses on responsibility in job description is hardly success in career.
The managers is not highly estimate for those satisfying and only concentrating on finishing their job without willing to help others or taking part in common activities in company

2. 180 degree turn

Changing is good but if you “jump” into a totally new industry, it will be a huge affection to your successful way. Cause it’s like a message that you still unsure about what you want or you are short of specialized knowledge, skills to go far in that field.

3. Not entrust your works.

You take all the responsible without distributing the mission to members of the group and you think there is no other could make it better than you?

Chuck Fried, Chairman and CEO of TXMQ, said that he hardly promote for a person who has believed he/she is the best and no one could replace. He also suggests the managers should hire the smart, talent people having abilities in easily taking over other mission.

4. Listless

When you are a new hired, you are full of energy and excitement. You are eager to do all assigned job. However, the time passed by, your disengagement in work gradually replaces for enthusiasm at first.

These staffs usually don’t care about company’s activities. They just only care about how to have a job and salary more than a career. Once you lose your passion, it is difficult to have a bright career.

5. Change your job constantly

It is accepted if you change your job for a better position, but to a certain limit, it is not that simple anymore. After every 2 years, you do another job for example, or 3 or 4 years for another field, seriously you look like a “homeless” person. Your loyalty and abilities will be doubt, because in this economy situation, most recruiters want a candidate who will attach to the company for a long time.

Source: http://vnmanpower.com/en/5-mistakes-kill-your-chances-of-promotion-bl65.html

Truth about 5 is only middle management changes jobs all the time but high management rarely changes jobs after 2 or 3 years cuz once you get to that point,it wouldn't be about money any longer but about satisfaction and passion but to tell a man who wants to get to the top not to change job when a better option comes is like pouring water in an ocean.

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Re: Don’t Be Stupid And Avoid These Career Killer Mistakes by Jerry2i(m): 1:31pm On Apr 19, 2016
Nice piece op especially that number 4......
God!!!! Thats something else,trust me.
Re: Don’t Be Stupid And Avoid These Career Killer Mistakes by cooleo(m): 7:13pm On Apr 19, 2016
VampireeM:
That No. 4 point is exactly how I feel at the moment... cant help it smiley

Very apt points cooleo esp the networking smiley.... it has really helped me a lot
Good to know it helped you
Re: Don’t Be Stupid And Avoid These Career Killer Mistakes by charloski(m): 7:36am On Apr 20, 2016
I must comment on this.... I say a Big Thank You Op...
Re: Don’t Be Stupid And Avoid These Career Killer Mistakes by Nobody: 11:07am On Apr 21, 2016
Thumbs up OP. One of the most important things in any area of life is networking. As someone wise said "Your network is your net worth."

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