Follow these tips and you won't just be hanging around in your job search, you'll actually win the game.

WORKPLACE911 EXECUTIVE POINTS

Turning a job interview into a job:

-- DO say thanks

-- DO ask how you can improve

-- DO call back

-- DON'T lose hope

LIST OF THE WEEK

from CareerBuilder.com

Real claims by applicants

-- Job seeker claimed to be the CEO of a company when he was an hourly employee

-- Candidate listed military experience dating back to before he was born

-- Job seeker included samples of work, which were actually those of the interviewer

-- Candidate claimed to have been a professional baseball player

THOUGHT OF THE WEEK

"It may be those who do most, dream most." -- Stephen Leacock