有关职业－－员工的错觉
Employees and managers hold many myths related to career development advancement. Frequently, such myths are misleading and can inhibit career development and growth. The following sections explore these myths and provide evidence disproving them.（注意：“myth”是错觉，所以下面的10点是错误的认识，每个下面附有阐述）
Myth1:There is always Room for one more person at the top.（总有高层职位给更多人）
This myth contradicts the fact that the structures of the overwhelming majority of today’s organizations have fewer positions available as one progress up the organization.
The major lesson to be learned from myth 1 is to pick career paths that are realistic and attainable.
（现今组织的事实是只有较少的高层职位。所以职业路径的选择需要是现实的和可得的。）
Myth2:The key to success is being in the right place at the right time.（成功的关键是在恰当的时候处在恰当的位置上）
One can always find a highly successful person who attributes all of his or her success to being in the right place at the right time. People who adhere to this myth are rejecting the basic philosophy of planning that a person, through careful design, can affect rather than merely accept the future.（坚持这种错觉的人抛弃了职业规划的基本原理：一个人通过周密的设计能够影响未来而不仅仅是接受未来。）
Myth3:Good subordinates make good superiors.（好的下属会成为好的上司。）
When an individual is being promoted, those making the decision should look carefully at the requirements of the new job in addition to the individual’s present job performance. How many times has a star engineer or salesperson been promoted into a managerial role, only to fail miserably!（在提拔员工的时候， 决策者除了考虑员工目前的工作绩效外， 还应仔细考虑新岗位的要求。）
Myth4:Career development and planning are functions of Human Resource Personnel.
The ultimate responsibility for career development and planning belongs to the individual not to human resource personnel or the individual’s manager. Only the individual can make career-related decisions.
Myth5:All good things come to those who work long, hard hours.
People guided by this myth often spend 10 to 12 hours a day trying to impress their managers and move ahead rapidly in the organization. However, the results of these extra hours on the job often have little or no relationship to what the manager considers important, to the person’s effectiveness on the job , or to the individual’s long-range career growth.
Myth6:Rapid advancement along a career path is largely a function of the kind of manager one has.
A manager can affect a subordinate’s rate of advancement. However, those who adhere to this myth often accept a defensive role and ignore the importance of their own actions. Belief in this myth provides a ready-made excuse for failure. It’s easy and convenient to blame failures on one’s manager.
Myth7:The way to get ahead is to determine your weaknesses and then work hard to correct them. （进步的方法是确定缺点然后努力改正）
Successful salespeople do not emphasize the weak points of their products; rather, they emphasize the strong points. The same should be true in career development and planning. Individuals who achieve their career objectives do so by stressing those things they do uncommonly well. The secret is to first capitalize on one’s strengths and then try to improve deficiencies in other areas.
（成功的销售人员并不强调他们产口的缺点，相反，他们强调产品的优点。职业发展和规划也应如此。实现职业目标的员工也这样做， 他们强调干得特别出色的那些事情。秘密是首先利用自己的优势，然后改进其他方面的不足。）
Myth8:Always do your best, regardless of the task.（不论什么工作，总要尽最大努力）
Those tasks and jobs that rank high in importance in achieving one’s career goals should receive the individual’s best effort. Those tasks that do not rank high should be done, but not necessarily with one’s best effort.（在实现个人职业目标中，重要性很高的任务和工作个人应该付出最大的努力。也应该完成那些重要性不高的任务，但不必付出最大努力。）
Myth9:It is wise to keep home life and work life separated.（把家庭生活和工作分开是明智的）
An individual can not make wise career decisions without the full knowledge and support of his or her spouse. Working wives and husbands should share their inner feelings concerning their jobs so that their spouses will understand the basic factors that weigh in any career decisions。（如果没有配偶的全力理解和支持，员工就不可能作出明智的职业决策。就业中的夫妇应该彼此分享他们内心对工作的感受，这样的配偶就会理解在职业决策中重要的基本因素。）
Myth10:The grass is always greener on the other side of the fence.(栅栏那边的草总是更绿些)
Regardless of the career path the individual follows, another one always seems a little more attractive. However, utopia does not exist. This is not say that job and related changes should not be made; however, one should avoid making such changes hastily. （不管个人遵循什么样的职业道路，另一种职业道路似乎更有吸引力。这不是说不应该做出工作及其相关变化的决定， 而是应该避免仓促地做出这种改变。）
