5 common career mistakes to avoid at all costs

As a headhunter helping countless professionals — from analyst level to CEOs — make and negotiate their next position, here are the most common career mistakes I've seen people make. These can derail you for years, even decades. But you can avoid them all. - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - [Like us on facebook]( Get the job you always wanted.  [visit Ladders]( [Engineering Lead, Platform Incubation - Director]( MUFG | New York, NY [Software Architect - Digital Health]( Becton Dickinson | Andover, MA [Path and Motion Planning Scientist]( General Electric | Boston, MA [Site Reliability Engineer]( Open Systems Technologies | New York, NY [VP - Sr. Specialist Java Developer ( w/ mainframe)]( BNY Mellon | Jersey City, NJ [5 common career mistakes to avoid at all costs]( by Dandan Zhu [As a headhunter helping countless professionals — from analyst level to CEOs — make and negotiate their next position, here are the most common career mistakes I've seen people make. These can derail you for years, even decades. But you can avoid them all. Read More]( [You can’t know it all: Mentoring across ages and stages]( by Rachel Weingarten [No matter what age or stage you are at in your career, you can’t possibly know it all. Your best mentor might be someone you would never expect it to be. Read More]( [How to keep your virtual team running smoothly]( by Jane Burnett [When you scatter your team across the globe, innocent misunderstandings and perceived slights can snowball out of control. Here are some tips for raising red flags and nipping office conflicts in the bud. Read More]( [Win a trip for two to Peru]( by The Ladders Offers Team [You and a friend could win a dream trip to Peru — incuding airfare and credit toward unique local lodges and experiences. With our partners at Society19. Read More]( Failure is a great teacher and, if you are open to it, every mistake has a lesson to offer. —Oprah Winfrey [6 absurdly beautiful workspaces you can use all over the world]( by Lindsay Tigar [Live like you are on vacation, and work like you never left the office in these beautiful workspaces you can call your own. Read More]( [Chef giving up his Michelin stars shows the perils of constantly being ranked]( by Monica Torres [Embrace the heat, or get out of the kitchen. Read More]( [This chatbot will help you face death]( by Nicole Bode [When you’ve reached the end of your life and are staring your own mortality in the face, it might seem hard to believe that a robotic sidekick could help soothe your existential angst. But that’s exactly what a new chatbot was able to do. Read More]( Connect with [Follow us on Flipboard]( You're receiving this email from our secure server at [Ladders, Inc.]( because you signed up on March 26, 2016 from [{EMAIL}](#) with the ZIP Code 06473. [Ladders, Inc.]( - [55 Water Street, 51st Floor - New York, NY 10041](#) [PrivacyÂ](|[ Terms of UseÂ](|[ Contact UsÂ]( |[ Unsubscribe]( © 2017 [Ladders, Inc.](