CareerCheck

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A referral is a favor. Make the next step small enough to finish between meetings.

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If someone agrees to refer you and asks for your CV, never:

Send only 'attached'
Dump five job links
Ask them to find a role for you

Here's the move:

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Why the others fail:
1. A bare CV leaves them writing your pitch
2. Five roles create a sorting task
3. Asking them to job-hunt turns a favor into a project

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Your portfolio should prove judgment, not test your old employer's patience. Build the mock version.

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If a hiring manager asks to see confidential work from your last job, never:

Forward the client deck
Assume removing the logo is enough
Say you have nothing to show

Do this instead:

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Why the others fail:
1. A forwarded deck can breach confidentiality
2. Logos aren't the only identifying detail
3. No example leaves your skills hard to assess

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Commit to the work you control. Name the input you don't.

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If you're asked for a delivery date while inputs are still missing, never:

Guess Friday
Add a secret buffer
Promise now, explain later

Instead do this:

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Why the others fail:
1. A guess becomes a promise
2. Hidden buffer hides the real blocker
3. Late explanations arrive after trust takes a hit

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'Overqualified' is a worry about you leaving. Name why you will stay, once, clearly.

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If you're rejected as 'overqualified for this role', never:

Argue that you are not
Offer to work for any salary
Accept it as a compliment

The smarter play:

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Why the others fail:
1. Arguing confirms you will be hard to manage
2. 'Any salary' confirms the flight-risk fear
3. Compliment-reading ends the thread

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No genuine IT desk asks for passwords on chat. Offer the reset, never the credential.

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If IT asks for your password or OTP on chat 'for setup', never:

Share it to be helpful
Share it after verifying their name
Post about it publicly first

Here's the move:

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Why the others fail:
1. Helpful sharing is how accounts get lost
2. A name in chat proves nothing
3. Public posts before reporting tip off the sender