While the creators of JoblessRedhead and HireThatRedhead -- Michael Williams, 28, and Chase Porter, 26, respectively -- may share a hair color and even certain job experiences, they're employing different methods to get themselves noticed ... and those methods seem to be paying off. We spoke to both of them recently to get the tricks of their job-search trades.

When McFarlane encountered Hooper in downtown Aspen, she picked him up. The two proceeded to have a half-hour conversation, recorded by the police car video recorder, concerning Hooper's "favorable" coverage of the police department. (McFarlane had been put on work-related probation in September for using her badge to get free VIP access to the Jazz Aspen Labor Day Festival for herself and family.)

So we weren't shocked when we heard the news that an employee at JFK airport had brought his son -- and then his daughter -- to work with him. What did surprise us was his job: air traffic controller. And that he allowed the kids to, essentially, direct air traffic, albeit by repeating his instructions.

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In fact, the report states that "during the year ending in September 2009, 29.7 percent of all employed persons volunteered. By comparison, the volunteer rates of the unemployed (22.9 percent) and those not in the labor force (22.6 percent) were lower."

We had a chat with Ned Bruha, vice president of The Skunk Whisperer, an Oklahoma-based company specializing in humane wildlife control methods, to get the secrets of his trade.

Hi Ned. Tell us about what you do.

We offer wildlife control solutions ranging from nuisance critter removal, eviction, exclusion, wild animal problem prevention, structural damage and and attic repair-all without needlessly killing wildlife.

There is no such thing as a typical day. When we wake up in the morning, we do have our scheduled wildlife control missions-but Mother Nature frequently has plans for us, too. Squirrels under baby cribs, raccoons under couches, bats in the draperies... our career never allows for the same ol' thing day after day. We enjoy "atypical."

Not only did the double-layoff mean he had to deal with all of those emotions twice, but since he's British, he had to move from New York City, where he'd been for four years, to his native England. "My visa was attached to my job, so no job meant no visa," he says. "Moving back to England was tough; it felt like I was leaving a really great party way too early." While he worked briefly at a magazine in London, his heart wasn't in it, and he felt lost.

The next thing he knew he was researching volunteer programs online.

Aw, who hasn't experienced the old nod 'n' bob in the workplace now and again?

Bucky Turco, who was traveling through New York's LaGuardia Airport, snapped the photo of the employee asleep at the proverbial wheel and posted it online. The link found its way to TSA officials, who have reassigned the employee to desk duty "pending investigation."

We recently had the chance to ask Jami a few questions about her abundance of employment and her latest novel, The Melting Season.

Here's what she had to share.

Then one day a close friend of mine called and told me the fashion magazine that she wrote for needed someone during Fashion Week. Taking the job meant that I'd have an entire month booked; plus, I'd be working alongside a bestie. The decision was obvious.

Hey, we all know flying can be stressful. But generally it's because of the crying baby next to you on the 14-hour flight, or lengthy security lines, or maybe getting busted for having a 5-ounce lotion in your carry-on. Or perhaps it's because you're a bad flyer. But can you imagine the anxiety that occurs when you think you're being framed on drug charges?

Guess why.

Unfortunately, you usually run into your ex when you're sweaty, haven't bothered to brush your hair, and are carrying a load of laundry and perhaps a pint of Ben & Jerry's Chubby Hubby. You probably smell.

Which made me wonder, what's the busiest job-searching day in the U.S.? Do we even have one?

Extensive research has proven inconclusive, although some claim that January 7th is "the busiest day for job hunters." (Cocktail party factoid: The busiest day for plumbers? The day after Thanksgiving. Hmmm.)

On the day I was laid off, I was brought into the restaurant section of the hotel. The general manager, front office manager, and co-guest service manager sat me down at a small table.

Often, those are the last words you ever want to say when you get laid off. Why should you apologize? It's your boss who owes you one, right?

But as a recent article in the Wall Street Journal points out, these days people are more anxious than ever to get past misdeeds off their chests, whether that means admitting to stealing a box of crayons from a neighbor kid when you were 10 or apologizing to your former employer for writing a tell-all about the company.

Even famous folks are 'fessing up to their faults. Serena Williams apologized twice for her controversial U.S. Open outburst. Posh and Becks' former nanny apologized for revealing confidential information about the family to the press. And Congressman Joe Wilson apologized to President Obama after shouting "You Lie!" during an address to a joint session of Congress. (See more famous apologies here.)

And according to the statistics, maybe this is a little bit true.