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Hide Your Computer Screen From Your Boss

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This is no time to be slacking off at work, but if you're tired of your coworkers and boss peering over your shoulder to see what's on your monitor, you might need Double Vision. The free download allows you to browse the Web using a 'transparent' screen.Other features include:* Web video viewer* Click through video* Transparent web* Quick Hide* Auto Mute on Quick Hide* Double Vision Mode* Custom transparency levelsProceed at your own risk. Now get back to work! … [Read more...] about Hide Your Computer Screen From Your Boss

Work Lyrics: your desk is gone

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I've always loved Ryan Adams' music, despite his inability to take a Bryan Adams joke. The alt-country/rock singer-songwriter is one of the most prolific artists of the century, and the majority of his songs do not suck. On his latest album, Cardinology, the NC native croons about application forms getting shredded on Sinking Ships. Listen here.Sun that falls on your handsAs you type;Just something in my headStanding in this empty spaceYour desk is gone;The wall is still from where it wentThis is position is not open now for applicantsThe application forms get shreddedThere was faulty wording in the documentI can still hear you laughingComing up the rickety stairsLaughing as the springtime filled your longs with airGrey smoke rung out like the patches of your hairLike violetsLike birds inside the bellsBreak those prows in the back of my mindWhile the sun is out;No, it's still up and the light is shiningIt's season's push and pull and all to get us throughWell my mind is open now;Like … [Read more...] about Work Lyrics: your desk is gone

The Recession File #7

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Jobacle.com is proud to launch The Recession File, a daily audio broadcast that will deliver the latest unemployment news and layoff headlines in 90 seconds or less. Fancy production to follow. Grab the RSS feed! In the meantime, tell a friend and do your best to dodge those pink slips! Items Mentioned:GM, Chrysler, Cybex, ACCO, Sprint Nextel, Bank of America, Obama signs bill Direct Download   … [Read more...] about The Recession File #7

Zumeo: Live Resumes, Networking & Assessment Tool

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Every day it seems like there is a new job site to check out. With an ever-increasing number of people out of work, networking and job searching are definitely very popular Web searches. One relatively new site that may show up in a search is Zumeo. It has been talked about on sites like Cheezhead and TechCrunch, and it will likely continue to get press due to an increased focus on the social networking aspect of the job search.Zumeo is a combination job search and social networking site, and a great line on the site reads, "Zumeo: Come for the jobs, stay for the networking." To get a better feel for the site, I decided to create an account and see if it was anything like the dozens of other sites I've tried in the past. Well, it certainly was different! After providing the requisite education/work experience (used to create a "Live Resume"), I was invited to discover my strengths through a career assessment test. The test consisted of several questions regarding jobs I enjoy, … [Read more...] about Zumeo: Live Resumes, Networking & Assessment Tool

The Recession File: #6

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Jobacle.com is proud to launch The Recession File, a daily audio broadcast that will deliver the latest unemployment news and layoff headlines in 90 seconds or less. Fancy production to follow. Grab the RSS feed! In the meantime, tell a friend and do your best to dodge those pink slips! Items Mentioned: Ford Motor Credit, Ashley Furniture, Old Sturbridge Village, TMK Ipsco, Unemployment Haiuks Direct Download … [Read more...] about The Recession File: #6

The Recession File: #5

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Jobacle.com is proud to launch The Recession File, a daily audio broadcast that will deliver the latest unemployment news and layoff headlines in 90 seconds or less. Fancy production to follow. Grab the RSS feed! In the meantime, tell a friend and do your best to dodge those pink slips!Items Mentioned: Toyota buyouts, Google Audio Ads, Nike, Microsoft, Citigroup, JPMorgan Chase, The405Club.com. Direct Download … [Read more...] about The Recession File: #5

The Recession File: #4

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Jobacle.com is proud to launch The Recession File, a daily audio broadcast that will deliver the latest unemployment news and layoff headlines in 90 seconds or less. Fancy production to follow. Grab the RSS feed! In the meantime, tell a friend and do your best to dodge those pink slips!Items Mentioned: $789b stimulus package, YellowBook, Appled Micro Circuits, Sheriff's Department in Placer County, U.S. retail sales up, men more likely to get laid off. Direct Download … [Read more...] about The Recession File: #4

How I Found My Job During the Recession

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After getting laid off, I entered my own personal “Unemploymentality”. And unfortunately, I didn’t immediately find the silver lining. Instead I retreated to the biggest pity party I had ever thrown myself. What finally woke me up from my coma?An impromptu phone interview that resulted in an in-person interview (remember I almost acted desperate on my first interview?). This ultimately transpired into...a JOB!I wish that I could give you some grand story about how I left my last job embracing the pink slip in hand, smiling and skipping into a fierce and determined frenzy that culminated into a newer, shinier, and prettier occupation.Instead, it was the hard work I did in the few weeks prior to the actual layoff. Once I entered the world of unemployment, I pretty much fit the stereotype down to the bath robed drone staring off into the television.So what beautiful words of wisdom do I have to leave my fellow pink-slippers? What magic key is there to unlock the door to … [Read more...] about How I Found My Job During the Recession