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Accessing social networks like Facebook or MySpace while at work may not be possible as research from Barracuda Networks indicates that 50 percent of businesses using Barracuda Web Filters are blocking the sites.

Some U.S. workers may experience anxiety about opening email from their boss. Ten percent of U.S. employees say their company has used email to fire or lay off employees. Another 17 percent indicated their boss used emails to avoid other difficult conversations.

Addressing the rising challenge of 'sex surfing' at work: understanding the risks and implementing strategies for employer protection.

What do employers want to see in your cover letter? That seems to be the question a lot of job seekers ask. Here are some basics that will help you start writing your cover letter and propel you into applying for new jobs.

The advent of the always-connected workforce has spurred a management researcher to ponder the liability of employers who take advantage of employee's "propensity toward workaholism and technology addiction" as employees remain on-call even during leisure time.

According job search and recruiting network ExecuNet, only a third of on-the-market executives surveyed have bothered to conduct a vanity search for their name on the major search engines. The ones who haven't should reconsider, as 77 percent of recruiters are digging up "digital dirt" on them.

Microsoft and Yahoo scored a place on Fortune Magazines "100 Best Companies To Work For" list for 2006, but the company known for its free meals and volleyball games didn't make the group.

If you are in a job search and aren't receiving viable hits, it's time to walk a mile in an employer's shoes.