Have you ever sat at your desk and wished you were doing something – ANYTHING – else? Perhaps you wish you were off fighting a fire? Playing a live concert? Pitching for your favorite baseball team (that happens to be playing right now!)?

Workers and job seekers alike now have the opportunity to work cool jobs – with the potential to lead to real jobs – and earn pay in Second Life’s virtual world – and CareerBuilder.com was the first of the major job boards to offer the opportunity.

In Second Life, a three-dimensional online community where people can live out digital experiences mirroring real life, companies have begun posting jobs and hosting career fairs as additional way to market their company as well as recruit new employees.

For example, CareerBuilder has 50 branded kiosks in locations across Second Life, where users can use the kiosks to search for real jobs on CareerBuilder.com. They can also search for virtual jobs they can instantly, without applying or interviewing.

In addition to job kiosks, CareerBuilder has ‘Buzz Agents’ who are dressed CareerBuilder clothing as an additional branding tool for CareerBuilder. Other companies hosting job fairs have hiring managers, dressed to the nines, that are looking for potential candidates. The job fairs even allow candidates to find recruiters and major companies and drop off their resume.

So, if you’re looking for a new way to change up your job search, log into Second Life (basic membership is free) and start getting creative.