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. Tuesday Newsletter [Like us on facebook]( [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]( Jobs just for you Ladders is the #1 site for $100k+ jobs [JPADS - CAT Senior Software Architect]( DCS Corporation | Nashua, NH [Architect (Customer Facing)]( Virtusa Corporation | Westborough, MA [Software Architect - Digital Health]( Becton Dickinson | Andover, MA [Director, Engineering]( Ladders | New York, NY [IT Advisory Manager, Financial Services]( Ernst & Young | New York, NY [Find More Jobs]( [Yes, you can actually learn in your sleep, new study finds]( by Monica Torres [Does anyone have enough hours in the day to learn everything they'd really like to? Good news. A new study shows we can learn in our sleep — under very specific conditions. Read More]( [6 strategies for when you're feeling stuck]( by Thembe Khumalo [First: Take a few deep breaths — it's going to be OK. Then, here are six suggestions that have worked in moments like this. From our partners at Shine. Read More]( It's better to hang out with people better than you... you'll drift in that direction. —Warren Buffett [5 fascinating findings to help you manage left-handers]( by Lindsay Tigar [One overlooked quirk that you might not even be aware of is the significance of your employee’s dominant hand. About 10% of people in the world are left-handed. In honor of Left-Handers Day, here are five fascinating facts about Southpaws that might inspire different management techniques. Read More]( [How to make your work feel like play]( by Jimmy Soni [Work is worst when it feels like... work. There's another way to approach what you do. Learn from this. Read More]( [This is the best way to overcome your fear of missing out]( by Eric Barker [Here’s where FOMO — Fear of Missing Out — comes from and how to beat it. 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.](