Common Mistakes To Avoid

• Sitting back and waiting
• Relying on someone else to find a job for you (recruiter, counselor, neighbor, spouse, ...)
• Considering only one or two sources for jobs  
• Aiming too high or too low (important to "know where you are marketable" - ask others to determine this)
• Focusing on getting a job rather than finding a good fit
• Placing too much emphasis on money, and not enough on the quality of the job or its advancement potential
• Failing to know yourself - your capabilities, your endurance or patience for particular types of work and the commitment you're willing to make