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If you're out of work and looking for a job—or fear an impending layoff and are trying to jump ship before it sinks—you might be eager to accept a less-than-perfect job offer. Or perhaps you've long since passed that point and are now in full-blown panic mode and will pretty much take any job you can get.

• Four Psychology Lessons for Job Seekers [Bnet.com]
• Survey: Experience and Education Most Important in Keeping Job [Yahoo.com]
• Merit Alone May Not Get You That Promotion [CNNMoney.com]
• Multitasking May Make You Less Productive [Mashable.com]
• Hiring Managers Share Resume Tips (and Funny Mistakes) [CareerBuilder.com]

In this job market, your need (and possibly desperation) to get a job may override common sense. In your quest to pull out all the stops in pursuit of a job, here are some job search snafus to avoid:

In this job market, your need (and possibly desperation) to get a job may override common sense. In your quest to pull out all the stops in pursuit of a job, here are some job search snafus to avoid: