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"Last week, you read Glamour editor-in-chief Cindi Leive share everything she knows about work--so far, at least. Now you&amp;#x27;ve got the job? Congrats! To keep it, beware these fatal mistakes. 1. Not doing the job you were hired to do. &amp;amp;#8220;Of course you have higher aspirations, but you have to be willing to schedule appointments and make copies. The day you decide you&amp;amp;#8217;re too good for that is the day you&amp;amp;#8217;re going to screw yourself. Your boss will stop asking you for help, and you&amp;amp;#8217;re going to end up fired because she doesn&amp;amp;#8217;t need you.&amp;amp;#8221; &amp;amp;#8212;Nicole Williams, connection director, LinkedIn 2. Becoming &amp;amp;#8220;the oversharer.&amp;amp;#8221; &amp;amp;#8220;Gossiping is a quick way to lose your credibility, so be careful what you share with people. Your colleagues are not your best friends. I go by the 80/20 rule: 80 percent of your interactions should be professional and productive, and then leave a small chunk for a quick venting session&amp;amp;#8212;hey, we&amp;amp;#8217;re all human!&amp;amp;#8212;or a recap of your weekend.&amp;amp;#8221; &amp;amp;#8212;Lindsey Pollak, author of Getting From College to Career 3. Being unprepared. &amp;amp;#8220;When given opportunities to prove yourself, there&amp;amp;#8217;s no excuse for showing up empty-handed. As a reporter in Chicago, I used to go to diners and ask people what issues they cared about. Yes, it meant working extra, but I sounded more informed when pitching ideas to a news director.&amp;amp;#8221; &amp;amp;#8212;Nicole Lapin, founder, recessionista.com And the biggest DON&amp;#x27;T of the working world: 4. Letting your mom and dad call the boss (it happens!) &amp;amp;#8220;I hear from parents all the time, and it&amp;amp;#8217;s not OK. Once I got a call from a father to accept a job on behalf of his son! You should be the one making those decisions, not your parents.&amp;amp;#8221; &amp;amp;#8212;Jill Valeant, campus recruiter, KPMG What did you learn from your first job? Plus, check out &amp;quot;The Assistant Diaries&amp;quot; for everything you need to know about mastering an entry-level job in this crazy-tough economy. Photo: Roland Bello"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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