perspective, prospective

Perspective or perspective means a drawing technique used to show distance, space, volume, and how they relate to one another; a technique for making a flat image appear to have 3 dimensions--
One method of perspective drawing is to orient everything to a vanishing point on the horizon.
The drawing looks odd because the perspective is faulty.

Perspective may also mean a view, as seen from a certain point--
There's an interesting perspective of the town below; you can see it from the back porch.

Perspective is used, figuratively, to mean the ability to keep all of the relevant facts and their relationships to one another in mind--
Let's discuss this later, after we've had a chance to gain some perspective.
You'll have to bear all of this in mind, in order to see the problem in perspective.

Prospective or prospective means potential, or expected in the future--
Have you met the prospective tenants? They seem nice.
John is a prospective employee. I'd like you to show him around.

Now that you know that, you can say--
"As a prospective team member, try to keep things in perspective. You may still have a fine career if you don't make the final cut."