The article on job scams in the Internet is a timely piece for all Internet users, especially those who consider Internet technology as a viable medium through which they can earn a living. The article is timely not only because of the ease and accessibility that the Internet provides for job seekers, but also because online jobs respond very well to the changes happening in the employment sector -- both financially and socially. It is financially responsive to individuals who are looking for other sources of income, or those who do not have the capability to spend time and/or money, or lack the resources, to take on a day job. Moreover, with the continuing effect of the global economic crisis to businesses all over the world, individuals who lost their jobs because of cost cutbacks become more enticed to take on job offers, especially those that require less cost...

Online jobs become attractive because it also responds to the increasing trend of employees working at home, mainly for the convenience it gives and secondarily, the time flexibility it allows the individual to accomplish numerous tasks in a day. These are the reasons why online jobs have become prevalent, and consequently, attractive to job-seekers worldwide. Of course, with the ease and accessibility of the Internet comes also its vulnerability to abusive users, who 'convert' Internet's beneficial roles into detrimental ones, abusing people's belief that working from home actually works, changing the structure of the workforce sector today.
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"Beware of online job scams." Ecommerce Journal website. Available at: http://www.ecommerce-journal.com/articles/13559_beware_of_online_job_scams?drgn=1