2005 Job Applicant Study Reflects Percentages of Criminal Records and Derogatory Information Uncovered During Background

InfoLink Screening Services releases through-June 2005 study 8.3% of all screened applicants had criminal records

October 20 2005, Chatsworth, CA – InfoLink Screening Services, one of the nation’s leading providers of pre-employment background checks, employee drug testing, physical exams, and Form I-9 employment verifications, has released its analysis of January through June 2005 "hit ratios" for job applicants. The report relates the percentage of job applicants, by industry, for whom negative or derogatory information was uncovered during the pre-employment screening process.

Industries in the study include: automotive, business services, construction, finance, food services, healthcare, hospitality, manufacturing, non-profit, real estate, retail, staffing, technology and transportations.

Background check areas range from criminal records and DMV violations to education and drug testing.

Some findings include:

• 8.3% of all job applicants were found to have criminal records, 3.3% tested positive illegal drugs, and 26.4% were found to have discrepancies in their reported past employment.
• Applicants in the automotive, retail and food services industries had the highest criminal record percentages.
• Applicants in the transportation, business services and automotive fields had the highest "hit ratios" for drug testing.
• Business services (10.9%) and automotive (8.9%) industry applicants had the highest "hit ratios" for previous workers’ compensation claims

The full report can be viewed at: http://www.infolinkscreening.com/InfoLink/Resources/Articles/applicant_hit_ratio_2005.aspx

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