Sometimes words can't do justice to the story of pre-employment screening. The statistics below describe, in further detail, the kinds of workplace risks HLA's screening services will help you avoid.

False Information

9% of job applicants falsely claimed they had a college degree, listed false employers, or identified jobs that didn't exist.

34% of all application forms contain outright lies about experience, education, and ability to perform essential functions on the job.

11% of job applicants misrepresented why they left a former employer.

Nearly one-third of job applicants listed dates of employment that were inaccurate by more than three months.

As many as 30% of job seekers exaggerate their accomplishments, and about 10% “seriously misrepresent” their background.

On-The-Job Violence

On-the-job violence costs employers $36 billion each year.

The average award in a workplace violence lawsuit exceeds $1 million per case.

Workplace violence is the foremost concern of corporate security directors at Fortune 1000 companies. Other top concerns include employee selection and screening concerns, fraud and white-collar crime, theft, drugs and alcohol in the workplace, and unethical business practices.

In May of 1999, an estimated 16,400 threats were made, 723 workers were attacked and 43,800 were harassed every work day.

57% of respondents reported that a violent incident occurred in their workplace between 1/95 and 7/99.

Drugs

One in six workers has a drug problem.

87% of major US firms now test employees, job applicants, or both, for drug use.

Employee Theft

30% of all business failures are caused by employee theft.

14.7% of all applicants admit to theft of merchandise from an employer.

4.4% of all applicants admit to theft of cash from an employer.

33% of all applicants admit to being tempted to steal from an employer.

Bad Hires

It costs $7,000 to replace a salaried employee, $10,000 to replace a mid-level employee, and $40,000 to replace a senior executive.

In 1999, employers lost 60% of negligent hiring/supervision jury trials.

On average, in U.S. businesses, at least half of all new hires “don't work out.”