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Industry Facts

  • According to the Workplace Violence Research Institute, negligent hiring costs U.S. businesses in excess of $18 billion annually
  • Nearly 10% of job applicants have a criminal record
  • 9% of job applicants falsely claim they have a college degree, list false employers, or identify jobs that don't exist
  • 4% list incorrect job titles
  • 11% misrepresent why they left a former employer
  • Nearly 33% list inaccurate dates of employment by more than three months
  • 82% of corporations use background screening services
  • 34% of all applications contain outright lies about experience, education, and ability to perform essential functions on the job, the Wall Street Journal reports
  • More than 75% of illicit drug users are employed

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