Fox New Channel’s Dana Perino, who was once White House Press Secretary, offers some sage resolutions for job-seeking millenials to consider making in 2014.

1. MORE THINKING, LESS FEELING. In email communications with supervisors and managers, do not use emoticons or multiple exclamation points. Stop being so emotional in emails. Your boss will be pleased to know you finished an assigned project before the deadline, so you don’t need to encourage her appraisal of you by using a smiley face or pictures of party hats.

2. NEW EMAIL THREAD, NEW SUBJECT LINE. While we’re talking about email, please learn to use new subject lines when introducing new topics.

It is very confusing for the recipient to get an email about an event in July 2014 that is part of an email thread from days before about a client visit in March.

…You should learn to write perfect subject lines that are descriptive. For example, supervisors like to know if an email needs a response and how much time it will take — so a good subject line would be, “Two quick things, one FYI.”  That way the recipient knows how to prioritize the reading and response of that email.

3. DON’T IRRITATE POTENTIAL MENTORS. Part of climbing the career ladder is finding good mentors. Good mentors are usually very busy people and it can be difficult to get on their schedule. It’s not that they don’t want to lend you a hand, it’s that they really need an extra hour in their workday to be able to give you the time and attention you deserve.

4. START A WEEKEND READING FOLDER. Every mentor will tell a younger person to read more and watch less TV. There’s a reason they all have the same advice — they know it works for them.

… I started a “weekend reading” folder. Anything I see that I would like to read but can’t afford to spend time on then, I put in the weekend reading folder. Some of those articles I read online, but I also print some of them in an actual real life paper folder that I read through the weekend.  I end up getting to read all sorts of different things without feeling stressed because I couldn’t get to it immediately when I saw it.

5. DO YOUR OWN NETWORK AUDIT.  In all of the mentoring research, there’s a common thread — your network — who you know, your contacts — is the most important thing to being able to grow your career.

Do you have a clear picture or list of your network? I suggest doing a network audit – write down who do you know, what industries they work in, where they live, what jobs they’ve had or have that you’d like to have one day, etc.