Career Crimes

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Career Crime: Silver Platter

You’re guilty if
  • You believe that your school, employer, or someone else is going to give you everything you need to manage your career on a silver platter
Sentence
  • A rude awakening when you find out that whoever you were relying upon doesn’t have all the answers you need
  • You find yourself unprepared and struggling to find answers
Avoid it By
  • Taking complete ownership for your education, career, and life
  • Crafting goals and a plan that you developed yourself
Challenges
  • It’s easy to wish someone else has all the answers you need
  • It’s complex to sort through all of your options and decide what you should do
  • College students are at the most risk for this, since many expect their classes to adequately prepare them for their careers
Use Career Foresight to
  • Fill your Toolbox with information you find about your education, career, and life opportunities
  • Set Goals to pursue opportunities you learn about, and to constantly prepare