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To: Don Hurst who wrote (281284)	7/29/2002 12:02:54 PM
From: Neeka	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 769670

Are you reading challenged? My post was directed specifically to rich. If you have something to say about others write them, spit it out. M

To: Don Hurst who wrote (281284)	7/29/2002 12:11:36 PM
From: Karen Lawrence	Respond to of 769670

Few women seek jobs with airport security July 29, 2002 BY JONATHAN D. SALANT WASHINGTON--The government, now recruiting passenger screeners at almost every commercial airport, is finding a surprisingly high percentage of unqualified applicants and far fewer female candidates than expected. The Transportation Security Administration already has scrapped the goal of filling half of all screening positions with women. The aim now is one-third. Officials have stepped up recruitment campaigns and are trying to attract women by offering part-time positions or seasonal work. The agency is hiring screeners at 415 of the nation's 429 commercial airports and is supposed to have an all-federal work force by Nov. 19. Agency officials maintain they can meet the congressionally imposed deadline. Many lawmakers are less certain. Screeners must be U.S. citizens, have a high school diploma or one year of full-time work in airport screening or other security job, and be proficient in English. The starting salaries are $23,600 to $35,400, plus health insurance, retirement benefits and paid leave. Those in high-cost metropolitan areas get more. The private-sector screeners being phased out generally earned minimum wage, or around $10,000 a year, and often received no benefits. In many cases, applicants who meet the initial qualifications do not show up for prehiring tests, which measure English skills and the ability to deal with the public, Stefani said. Many of those failing the tests are current screeners, which TSA officials say indicates the department has strengthened hiring requirements.