Do

Have a job-hunting strategy. Use all kind of methods of job-hunting.
Take advantage of internet. You should try online job hunting including general job-hunting sites, industry-specific job sites, company sites, etc.
Prepare a professional looking resume, use action verbs in your resume. Also for help analyzing your work experience, do complete a job-seeker accomplishments worksheet.
Identify your key accomplishments. Use transferable skills explain your work experience for recent college grads and career changers.
Develop a job skills portfolio, which shows everything you have to offer a prospective employer.
Have multiple types of your resume, including a traditional formatted resume, text-based resume and Web-based resume.
Follow-up all kinds of job leads and be persistent
Provide your home phone, work phone, cell phone, and email to make sure a potential employer can reach you.
Practice for your job interviews. Be sure and ask questions at the interview.
Try to send thank you letters to all people who interview you.

Don’t

Don't rely on a single job-hunting method, use various job hunting methods including online job hunting.
Don't expect to get a new job quickly. Job-hunting takes time and patience. But do consider your strategies if you have been job-hunting for several months and have not had any success.
Don't quit your present job until you have a new job. Also give proper notice when you quit your present job.
Don't get discouraged if you’ve been fired or downsized in your current job.