- Do prove fraud or discrimination
- Do show the job changed or moved
- Do show the job was dangerous
- Don't be intimidated
- Do prepare for a computer scan of your resume
- Do plan for your telephone interview
- Do prepare for your face-to-face interview
- Don't overlook the person you'll actually work for
- Do find a brand new career
- Do start your own business
- Do have something to pay the bills
- Don't limit your possibilities
- Do realize the job's already been filled or a ringer appeared
- Do realize the ad is just a headhunter trolling for resumes
- Do realize the company is just to busy or inefficient
- Don't let it get you down
- Do say thanks
- Do ask how you can improve
- Do call back
- Don't lose hope
- Do lay some groundwork first
- Do create a script
- Do go with a buddy
- Don't start with strangers
- Do listen for cues
- Do make it worth their while
- Do give them options for how to get back to you
- Don't forget to give them a reason to want to network with you
- Don't wing it
- Do have a destination in mind
- Do get emotional
- Do find images, metaphors & examples
