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To: mishedlo who wrote (38919)	8/24/2005 2:16:30 AM
From: jrhana	Respond to of 306849

My son says he doesn't need a career because he wants to make his living trading auto parts on Ebay

To: mishedlo who wrote (38919)	8/24/2005 11:00:20 AM
From: Tradelite	Respond to of 306849

re: why there might be so many people trying to make a living on ebay or being turned away from jobs at WalMart......(um, they might be among the "marginally employable") From today's Wash Post Business section.... Resumes and Rap Sheets by Mary Ellen Saylor, page D2 It turns out more than a few of us have skeletons in our closets. InfoLink Screening Services Inc., a California company that conducts background checks for employers, found that 8.4 percent of the people they investigated had criminal convictions. And we're not just talking about speeding tickets here. The crimes included forgery, robbery, possession of stolen goods, assault with a deadly weapon, welfare fraud, larceny, hit and run, dealing cocaine, grand theft by employee, check fraud, aggravated battery, sexual assault, burglary and attempted murder. InfoLink sorted out the data by industry, and found that some workers were more likely to have rap sheets than others. --Automotive dealers, 12.1 percent --Business services, 10.2 percent --Construction, 8.1 percent --Finance, 6.0 percent --Food services, 12.4 percent --Health care, 5.7 percent --Hospitality, 8.6 percent --Manufacturing, 9.8 percent --Retail, 11.7 percent --Staffing, 8.5 percent --Transportation, 10.7 percent