These are just some of the 80-plus junk e-mail messages, known as spam, that are pouring into John Gembecki's inbox on a daily basis since he started looking for a job in July.
Gembecki is sure that every piece of spam is a result of the resumes he put on Monster.com and other employment sites because he created a Gmail account for his job search that he doesn't use for anything else.
Though Gembecki did find a new job through CareerBuilder in just five weeks, the experience of wading through the reams of spam while hoping one was from a genuine employer has him wary about job Web sites.
Unlike spam that references Viagra or deposed Nigerian princes, job-related spam exploits neither lust nor greed but the simple desire to find gainful employment.
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