Why Background Screen

Why Background Screen?

Background screening facts & statistics

• 34% of all employment verifications performed reveal exaggeration or fraudulent information.

• 42% of all driving records pulled contain infractions.

• According to surveys of Human Resource Executives, more than half the resumes they receive contain exaggerated or fraudulent information and/or significant omissions.

• 34% of resumes and 73% of job applications contain falsified or embellished information

• 6.5 million adults were on probation, in jail or on parole at year end 2000
(Bureau of Justice statistics 2002)

• 3.1% of all U.S. adult residents on probation, in jail or on parole at year end 2000
(Bureau of Justice statistics 2002)

• The Justice Department report claims that Nearly 2 million people are victims of workplace violence each year

• Over 30% of all business failures are the result of negligent hiring.
(U.S. Chamber of Commerce)

• Embezzlement alone costs companies $4 billion a year.
(U.S. Chamber of Commerce)

• 13 people die through workplace violence each week.
(HR News, Jan 2002)

• As much as 30% of all offenders are "multi-State" offenders; that is, they have both Federal and state records or arrests in more than one state.
(Federal Bureau of Investigations)

• Most persons arrested for criminal offenses have prior arrest records, and many have arrest records in more than one state.
(Federal Bureau of Investigations)

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