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by Beverly West, Monster Contributing Writer

Most people start their jobs with the best of intentions, never thinking they could be fired. After all, that's a

fate reserved priarily for incopetents and workers caught with their hand in the copany till, right!

Wrong. "ou ight not reali#e just how slippery the slope out the door can be.

$o guard your job security, be sure to avoid the %& coon pitfalls on this checklist fro ennifer (tar, a

)ew "ork City*based corporate recruiter and trainer+

1. "ying on o$r %o& 'pplication or (es$me

$ell the truthfro the start, because you will be held responsible for the inforation you provide ** and

your eployer will check it. enerally, educational background checks can take up to a onth after hire.

- recently had a candidate fired fro a large financial copany after being there for a onth, because

she lied about her educational background,- (tar says. -$his woan did not need a degree for her

editorial assistant position but said that she has one anyway ** and one onth later when the cat was out

of the bag, she was iediately let go.-

). *eing +ndiscreet '&o$t o$r %o& ,$nt

f you are in the arket for a new job, don't send your resue fro your office coputer, which ost

likely is onitored by $. Assue your instant essages/Ms0 and eails are fair gae as well.

. Gossiping

"ou never know who is listening, and in cubeland, walls really do have ears. $he safest bet!

1eep gossipto yourself, and never repeat anything you hear. Winding up on the wrong side of the ruor

ill can cost you ore than soebody's trust2 it can ean your job.

. Taing Too any ersonal 2alls

(pending uch of your work tie orchestrating your own personal business usually results in being given

an opportunity to spend all of your tie on the phone on personal business ** looking for a new job, (tarwarns.

3. 4rining at Wor

3ne of the 4uickest ways to be shown the door is drinking too uch at lunch and walking into a wall.

Maintaining your own clarity is e5treely iportant. (taying on top of the ountain of details that go into

aking a business run soothly re4uires focus ** and sobriety.

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5. 6$rfing the We& 78cessively

(pending uch of your workday cruising around cyberspaceputs you just a point*and*click away fro

uneployent. And checking adult*oriented Web sites on the job is a definite no*no.

9. *ecoming (omantically +nvolved with the *oss

While it ay ake for great water*cooler discussion, a boss6direct*report roance can easily end with

soeone out of a job. /7int+ t's usually not the boss.0

. Forgetting to 4o$&le-2hec o$r Fig$res

When working with nubers, scrutini#e your work carefully. 3ne stray #ero could ake the difference

between being eployed and uneployed, advises (tar.

;. 'lienating o$r 2oworers

$o do your job effectively, you'll need the cooperation, support and good will of those around you.Becoing detached fro those you work with could get you replaced with soeone who can work well

with others.

10. ointing the Finger at 7veryone &$t o$rself

$ake ownership of your job. f you ake a istake, own up to it. 8on't try to sweep your istakes under

the carpet ** or worse yet, blae soebody else ** because the truth will usually coe back to bite you on

the botto line. And nobody wants to trust or eploy a liar, says (tar.

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