By Jackie Simmonds, NEJS Blog Editor

There are lots of lists out there for you to follow.  Top this and top that.  At this point in my job search I feel like I have become numb to the top things to do.  I value practical advice, even if I have to read it several times before it actually sinks in and I start following it.  And these top ten lists are starting to get on my nerves.

I recently saw an article by Jill Czeczuga, and yes, it is a top 10 listing.  But going back to the practical advice, it is a list of basics that might be good to tape up next to your desk.  After months of searching it is easy to get burned out.  If you find that your whole day has slipped away with nothing accomplished, you have just jumped a few levels in Mafia Wars, or you would rather clean the basement out than scan job listings it might be time to do something to get yourself back on track.

Hence the taping of the the list next to your desk.

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