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Riddle: Some people have them, others are looking for them and every politician running for office has a plan to create them by the millions. What are they?

Answer: Jobs of course! With the official unemployment rate hovering around 10% here in the states, discussions of economic recovery eventually come down to jobs. While the pundits argue on the best way to create more,  the unemployed are left to scour the internet for quality employment opportunities.

But where do they look exactly? Which are the best job-searching sites out there? Which are the easiest to navigate? Which ones have the most robust feature set? Which ones have the best iPhone, Android and BlackBerry apps? Most important of all: Which ones have the most bugs?

To answer these questions, we’ve decided to make job sites the subject of this quarter’s uTest Bug Battle competition. There were many good ones to choose from, but we ended up going with the big guys: Monster, CareerBuilder, Indeed and SimplyHired.

The Bug Battle gets started this Friday, August 6 at noon (ET). Testers will be given ten days (until Monday, August 16 at noon) to search these applications for the most compelling bugs, and to report them through our online platform. We’ll be dishing out nearly $4,000 in prize money for Top Tester, Best Bug, Best Survey Feedback, Best Mobile Bug and a bunch of other categories.

More details on this Bug Battle – as well the rules, prizes and deadlines –can be found in this uTest Forums thread. Of course, we’ll be providing frequent updates via our blog, forums and newsletters.

Special note: This competition is available ONLY to members of the uTest community. Not a member yet? Find out more about the benefits of joining uTest.