If you want to improve your work performance or to find that dream job that you are searching for, just read on and find out what are the most important career mistakes that you should avoid this year. Now it’s a great time to plan the next steps that you should take in your career. Should you make a new career move, are you excited about your job or are you working towards reaching your goals? Have you thought how you would like your career to look like this year? Sometimes, the best way to start doing something right in order to achieve all your goals is by avoiding to do something wrong. Here are 7 career mistakes to avoid in 2015 that you should consider:
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1. Not Keeping up with the Latest Trends
Not keeping up with the latest trends and news in the industry you work in is one of the biggest career mistakes that you can make. You will appear uninformed during job interviews and this will also diminish your chances of landing that dream job. Just make some time to stay up to date with the latest industry trends so you will be able to impress potential employers in your next interview.
2. Quitting Your Job Search Once Employed
Don’t quit your job search just because you got employed! Even though a steady paycheck can be quite comforting, you should still keep your resume up to date and you should stay tuned into job opportunities and employment trends in your field.
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3. Complaining Too Much
There are a lot of reasons that can make you feel miserable at work: a small salary, annoying co-workers, a difficult boss or too many tasks that you need to take care of on a daily basis. Just try to be self-aware and realize how quickly healthy venting can turn into incessant complaining. No one likes to be around someone who always complains, who only focuses on the negative side of things and who is never satisfied with anything. If you feel miserable at your job, then do something to change that.
4. Being Passive about Your Worth
You won’t seem ungrateful, disagreeable or annoying if you are trying to negotiate a higher salary once you receive a job offer. You should know how much you're worth and you should do everything you can to make sure that you are paid reasonably. Also, if you are currently employed and you are doing a stellar work, go and ask for a raise.
5. Failing to Continue Learning
If you want to be a good professional, you should never stop learning. Try to stay up to date with the latest industry trends and try to acquire new skills or work on improving your old ones. There are a lot of free courses for professionals that you can take online, so start learning and you will manage to achieve all your work objectives in no time.
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6. Being the Office Pariah
Even if you don’t really like your co-workers, try not to isolate yourself and under any circumstance, don’t become the office pariah. You should know that it’s a bad idea to always skip those out-of-the office lunches or those happy hours. Those events are the perfect opportunity to network and to get to know your co-workers better; you might even realize that they are not so bad after all.
7. Expecting Your Manager to Manage Your Career
Just take initiative from time to time and show your boss why you deserve that raise. Just do some research and find out how you can help the company increase their profit and their productivity. You could also enroll in courses to learn new skills. Just keep in mind that most companies care about making a profit and not about your career.
There are a lot of things that can affect your work performance and that can jeopardize your career. Do you know any other career mistakes that people should avoid this year so they’ll be able to reach all their goals? Please share your thoughts with us in the comments section!
Sources:
money.usnews.com
careersingovernment.com
randstad.co.nz
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