14 Worst Career Mistakes Part 1

14 Worst Career Mistakes Part 1

1. Thinking It’s About Who You Know – When I attended University of Miami for a few years, there were a lot of students whose parents were accountants, financial planners, attorneys, etc. and I became very jealous of the Range Rovers and the cushy jobs waiting for these classmates after graduation.

I was jealous until it eventually hit me that these kids would have to work for your parents. Success isn’t about who you know. It’s about what you bring to the table for these individuals. That I can promise. Have the ability to make somebody money and you could have 2 green heads and they would not care in the least.

2. Not Learning to Write a Resume – Writing a resume is simply figuring out how to sell yourself to your target market. If you can’t do that, you have to take some time to learn about who you are, what your interests are and whether you are cut out for corporate.

Simply stated, a resume is a piece of paper that describes your skills in a well-written manner; hopefully, utilizing bullet points, but do your research on the web.

3. Bouncing From Job to Job – Training employees is one of the most tedious, large drain of financial resources in just about any firm. If the company is going to train you, they want you to stay.

Now, even though you are preaching that this is the time; you want this career, unfortunately the only thing the interviewer has to go by is your past behavior. 2 years at a job is average, 3 is good and 4 will get you a very good job following your tenure.

4. Not Becoming an Expert At What You Do – If you are going to do a job, don’t be average. Nobody pays for average, plus average work leads to a mediocre life. Now, this is only true if you love what you do, however if nobody wants to hire you, you’re not going to get a job that you love.

 
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