You want to be alert to bad career advice people could offer you. Follow these tips if you choose, but don't say we didn't warn you!

1. PIECES OF
BAD
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10
career advice

2. Getting good career advice
is always a smart career move.
But it's important to recognise the
difference between advice built
on experience and logic, and
ill-informed recommendations
that could steer you in the
wrong direction.
AND IF YOU
COME ACROSS
THEM DON’T
WALK... RUN!
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Check out some common
pieces of bad career advice.

3. 1TAKE ANY JOB
you’re offered
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If you’re not absolutely
penniless, settling for the first
job that comes along is a bad
move. Sure, it’s a way out of
your current job but chances
are it’s only a matter of time
before you’re just as desperate
to escape the new job.
SWITCHING JOBS
frequently raises questions
among hiring managers.
Before you accept a position,
take the time to consider it fully.

4. 2LET
ABILITY SHAPE
your career
Just because you were good at a
subject at school doesn’t mean
it will form the basis of a
rewarding career.
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LET PASSION
BE YOUR GUIDE.
You’re far more likely to
achieve career success in an
area of work that interests you.

5. 3GO FOR
THE BIGGEST
pay cheque
Chasing roles only because
they offer the highest pay
is bad career advice.
AN ATTRACTIVE SALARY
ISN’T EVERYTHING.
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Just because an organisation
is offering a competitive pay
package it doesn't mean
it’s a good company to
work for and it’s
definitely not a sign of
an interesting or
fulfilling role.

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4STICK WITH
YOUR JOB
it’s safe and easy
Sticking with a job because it’s
secure and you can do the job
with your eyes closed means
wasting your potential.
THE BEST YEARS
OF YOUR CAREER
ARE OVER,
Know when your career needs
a change a gear.
Before you know it,
and you’ll be
left watching from the sidelines
as others are promoted while
you struggle to boost your
earnings and workplace status.

7. 5BE MINDFUL
OF YOUR
limitations
If you’re convinced you don’t have
what it takes to earn a promotion
and climb the career ladder it’s likely
you’re condemning yourself to the bottom
rungs of the workforce.
step outside your comfort zone, and raise
your hand high to grasp opportunities.
Let others decide whether you have the skills,
experience or qualifications to progress.
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HAVE FAITH
IN YOUR ABILITY,

8. 6SIT BACK AND
WAIT FOR A
pay rise
REMEMBER.
IF YOU DON’T ASK,
YOU DON’T GET!
Think you deserve a
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Then grab the bull by the horns
and demand an improved
contract or greater responsibility.
If your employer says ‘no’ at least
you know where you stand.
pay rise?

9. 7TAKE YOUR
PLACE IN THE
promotion queue
Receiving a promotion has nothing to do
with standing in line or being next in the
'pecking order’.
If you're seen as someone with
leadership potential,give yourself a
head start to secure a promotion.
• volunteering for extra
responsibilities
• suggesting ways to boost
efficiencies, and
• growing revenue for your
employer.
Three key steps to
achieve this include:
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10. 8
GET IN
THE GOOD
BOOKS OF
senior people
STAY TRUE
TO YOURSELF.
It's easy enough to tell when people
are not being genuine. You'll struggle
to develop your career if you're viewed
as a 'brown noser'.
It’s the key to developing lasting and
genuine relationships in the workplace.
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11. 9WORK TO LIVE,
don’t live to work
If work is a means to an end for you –
and little more, you’re unlikely to ever
experience the rewards of a fulfilling
career.
Let’s face it. You could spend
40 hours a week at work so
it’s worth doing a job you love.
AIM FOR A CAREER
THAT ENGAGES AND
MOTIVATES YOU
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and get out of the rut of having
Friday on your mind.

12. KNOW WHEN
to call it quits
Waive aside setbacks, refuse to give up
and keep going however long it takes.
If you know what you’re
aiming for and you’ve put in
the right groundwork, sooner
or later someone will take a
chance on you.
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Opportunity will come your
way eventually.
10 JUST STICK WITH IT.

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