Durex is seeking candidates in Canada to test condoms. The company says this is one job that workers will like to take take home with them specifically straight to the bedroom. On the company's website www.durexcondomtester.ca/ officials are calling for a few good men.

"Durex(R) wants condom users to not only have safe sex, but to also have fun," says Stephen Mare, Brand Manager, Durex Consumer Products. "What better way to make sure that our condoms are meeting the needs of Canadians than to ask Canadians first-hand? We know Canucks are up for it!"

Prospectives are encouraged to apply for the volunteer position starting October 22nd until November 4, 2008. Applicants will be asked a series of questions to make sure they are a good fit for this dream job. Questions include how often do you use condoms? and why do you want to be a Durex(R) condom tester?

Applications will then be reviewed, and the lucky chosen 1,000 Canadian condom testers will be sent a supply of Durex products, including vibrating rings, lubricants and assorted condoms, so they can get down to business. The condom testers are then asked to provide Durex(R) with feedback about performance -- product performance that is.

For all their hard work, one lucky tester will be randomly selected and rewarded with a $1,000 cash bonus.

There are 1,000 positions open to residents of Canada, men and women, age 18 and over. Selected applicants will be notified via e-mail.

Condoms are one of the best ways for people who are sexually active to help avoid sexually transmitted diseases (also known as sexually transmitted infections) as well as help prevent an unwanted pregnancy.

The following statistics are from the fact sheet "The Truth About Latex Condoms," developed by the Sexuality Information and Education Council of the U.S. (SIECUS).

1. Condoms are 98 percent effective when used correctly. 2. The average failure rate for condoms is 12 percent: reflective of people who do not use them properly or do not use them every time they have intercourse. 3. Laboratory tests show that neither sperm, which has a diameter of 3 microns, nor STD-causing organisms, which are a quarter to a ninth the size of sperm, can penetrate an intact latex condom. 4. If there is a leak in more than 4 per 1,000 condoms, the entire lot (approximately 5,000) is discarded.