Career Mistakes

Today I want to talk about a subject that you must hear a lot at the workplace or when hanging out with your peers or your boss in response to advancement opportunities and getting promoted:

“The economy is bad! Really bad! Our hands are tied and nothing we can do for you. Sorry!”

Excuse me for interrupting here but the economy has never stopped the joker next door or the loser in the other department from getting promoted and getting a big fat raise.
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Work with A Career Advancement Perspective

Here’s another radical career advancement idea: Work is more than just about surviving and paying bills. Much more. And yes, this can apply to a practical and “realistic” world too. And your views on work will affect your success at work directly. I will explain.
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Are women just less well-equipped than men to succeed at work?

The answer is ABSOLUTELY NOT. No matter how good you are at the day-to-day tasks of your job, a key role in your success is how you engage with not only your management but your coworkers but there are 3 career myths that hold women back and you must know them and dismiss them.
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Got any good advice to be successful at work?

Tell me, what’s the best career advice you ever got? And do you remember who gave it to you? [Read more…] about Unconventional Career Advice that Can Explode Your Success at Work

True Career Story (because you can’t make this stuff up!):

I’d been at my job 5 years when this happened. Things were finally going really well. I had made huge progress from the early days at my tech support engineer job, I was performing at a very high level compared to the rest of the team, and my boss was extremely happy with me.

Plus, for the first time after the certification fiasco, I was feeling excited about my career again. You see, when I got the highest industry certification put out by my company in the only second year of service, I was sure my promotion was a shoe-in. I’d have bet my life on it! [Read more…] about 5 Signs to Tell if Your Boss is Cheating You out of Your Promotion Behind Your Back

Are you following career advice that does more harm than good?

Wildly successful people never follow conventional wisdom. They just go out there, decide what they want, and create the circumstances to get it! So should you! ~Prolific Living

There is no shortage of smart and hard-working employees out there and if you’re reading this, I bet you’re one too. [Read more…] about 4 Career Advice You Should Ignore If You Want to Be Successful