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So, you’re just beginning your job search and some freak with a weird-named blog has told you to do “research” on the companies that you’re interested in. You can look up the company website and all, but what else does this guy expect from you?

One very helpful thing you can do for research is to search newspaper archives for the company to see what’s being reported about them. The problem is that most newspaper archives are locked down and you need an account to get to them.

By now, you may not have heard of Slyvisions’ Online Tips yet, but they had a post recently that solved this problem for me.

One of their tips is all about how to Access Logins For Sites That Require Registration by using BugMeNot.

Basically, what this amounts to is shared access account for a lot of subscription-required sites (the most popular are newspapers: NY Times, NY Post, Washington Post, and Chicago Tribune). That sure beat registration every time. And they’ve got a cool Firefox extension for it, too.

And, after scrolling through some of the tips offered on Slyvisions Online Tips, I think you’d better bookmark them, too. It’s a new blog, but it’s worth your time.

And, hey! If you review Slyvisions, he’ll give you a free backlink, too.


Enjoy the Search!

-Dan
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Daniel R. Sweet
Chief Cook-And-Bottle-Washer / Technical Recruiter
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