Secrets to Job Hunting On the Job

I clicked on the Wall Street Journal link in Mike Pastore's post below about telecommuting and stumbled upon a short article that job hunters may find very helpful. It's about using discretion in the workplace when looking for another job. Among the tips offered:

Keep your big mouth shut. Even if one of your co-workers is your bestest friend in the whole world, if you tell just one person in your office that you're looking for a job, you may as well distribute a podcast announcing your employment plans. Don't leave tracks. You have to assume your employer (or these days, your government) is monitoring what you do on the job. So avoid using the office fax, telephone, computer and email account. Dress up more. If you normally dress as if you're headed to a techno-rave, and then show up looking like a Brooks Brothers mannequin, it may (rightfully) arouse suspicion that you have a job interview elsewhere.

Observe these basic rules and you should be able to fly safely under the radar. Happy job hunting. Not that I think you're looking or anything.