Employment screening giant, HireRight, surveyed over 1500 corporate hiring professionals in their 2010 Employment Screening Benchmarking Report.
Select findings include the following:
*69% of respondents have caught a candidate lying on his or her resume.
*72% of hiring professionals refine and improve their screening programs frequently or occasionally.
*94% perform criminal checks.
*70% perform identity and previous employment verification.
*50% verify education and references.
*32% conduct credit checks.
*Candidates with backgrounds to hide tend to gravitate to companies that do not screen.
More information can be found here:
http://www.businesswire.com/portal/site/home/permalink/?ndmViewId=news_view&newsId=20100623006557&newsLang=en
Thorough background investigations are recommended in your professional and personal life to reduce your risk, as are utilizing several forms of appraisal, including handwriting analysis.
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