1. Being a stay at home mom is great for raising children. It is not great for your resume. Unfortunately those in the corporate world don't shiv' a get.

2. When you are filling out a job application and you are asked why you left your previous jobs, don't say pay increase. It makes a prospective employer think you might actually like a better salary. DOH!

3. When in a job interview don't say you are willing to do anything as part of your job description. You will be expected to do everything, including cleaning toilets and other people's work.

4. Never and I repeat..... NEVER work at a church. If you work at a church and try to break back out into the corporate world, it is naturally assumed that you had a cushy job working in a church, oooooorrrrrrrrrr worse.... that if another employee at your new place of employment acts politically incorrect, then obviously you'll scream until your head pops off, and then file a claim with the EOCC. Seriously, what do I need to do? Curse during the job interview, or tell an off color joke to convince people I’m not overly sensitive?

5. Okay, how to phrase this one. There is a job I really want, and the corporation is majorly dragging their feet. A good friend suggested that I call and let them know I've been offered a job with another company and therefore, could they let me know where I stand. It is the complete truth. I WAS offered another job. But, I REALLY wanted THAT job! When I called, the lady I interviewed with suggested I take the other job.... but .... I was still in the running with her company! WTF!?! But, I want that job!!!. Why is it when I follow someone’s advice it always turns around and bites me in the butt? Now they think I’m playing some game. I’m not!

6. When you wake up at 2:00 AM and your head is spinning with the interviews you've had and how much you hate the place for which you currently work, don't despair. Tell yourself to think about it in the morning, and try to go back to sleep. Then after you haven't slept from 2:00 AM to 5:00 AM, drag yourself out of bed and get ready for the job you despise.

7. Yeah... you are the only person at your current job who has to share an office with someone else, and yeah he's kind of weird in so many ways. But he's not Hannibal Lector. He just tries to shove his religion down your throat, and makes jokes that really aren't funny, then wonders why you don't laugh. Just take a deep breath, let it out, breath in again, and promise not to throw a chair through the nearest window to escape. You still need that job to make ends meet, even though you are in the interview process.

8. Imagining ways to snuff out the people you currently work with is not a real good idea, especially if you begin collecting materials to create a bomb. Yes you want interviews, but not with a nice detective from the FBI.

9. When feeling defeated, send your resume to every freakin’ office in the world. Yeah, so you don’t want to work in outer east Mongolia for 5 cents a day. But if they call you for an interview, it might make you feel better.

10. If all else fails, pray. Remember, Philippeans 4:4-7 4Rejoice in the Lord always. I will say it again: Rejoice! 5Let your gentleness be evident to all. The Lord is near. 6Do not be anxious about anything, but in everything, by prayer and petition, with thanksgiving, present your requests to God. 7And the peace of God, which transcends all understanding, will guard your hearts and your minds in Christ Jesus.