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The No. 1 career mistake to avoid in your 20s, from a Google VP: ‘You risk plateauing your career’

By | Morgan Smith | www.cnbc.com

In your 20s, making mistakes at work is a right of passage — but some gaffes are more harmful than others. 

One of the “worst” — and most common — career mistakes you can make in your 20s is “expecting things to happen simply because you deserve it,” says Jenny Cheng, the vice president and general manager of Google Wallet.

Cheng, 50, fell into this trap at the beginning of her career: She started working at Deloitte as a senior consultant shortly after graduating from the University of California, Berkeley and says spent much of her early 20s struggling to advocate for herself in the workplace.

“I remember thinking that I would get promoted because I was doing such a good job, but I think the mistake there is not realizing that it isn’t just about merit,” she recalls.

Photo: Jenny Cheng

Be clear and vocal about what you want

Even if you believe you’ve earned a promotion, a raise or another type of recognition, Cheng says you need to be clear and vocal about what you want at work.

“Look for those opportunities, and then position yourself for them: Raise your hand and say, ‘I am interested in doing that,’” she explains. “Then, you need to hold your managers accountable to giving you those opportunities, by checking in with them and asking for updates.”

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