2004 Applicant Hit Ratio Analysis
InfoLink Screening Services' Annual Applicant Hit Ratio Analysis,
summarized in the chart below, is calculated based upon the aggregate
number of hits* as a percentage of the services InfoLink clients
conducted in 2004. The chart includes an average of all industries
and as well as twelve specific industries.
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Criminal Record
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DMV
Information
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Drug Testing
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Credit History
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Past Employment
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Social Security
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Workers' Comp
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All Industries
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8.4%
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40.2%
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3.3%
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36.0%
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25.8%
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4.2%
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8.3%
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Auto
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12.1%
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47.4%
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5.1%
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52.1%
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23.4%
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4.5%
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6.5%
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Business
Services
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10.2%
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41.8%
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5.8%
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18.9%
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28.8%
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3.8%
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12.2%
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Construction
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8.1%
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59.9%
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2.8%
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41.4%
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31.5%
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3.9%
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8.8%
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Finance
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6.0%
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40.6%
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2.3%
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39.0%
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23.7%
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4.6%
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1.1%
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Food
Services
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12.4%
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47.1%
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5.6%
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44.5%
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30.3%
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4.0%
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n/a**
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Healthcare
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5.7%
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35.8%
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1.8%
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39.1%
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26.6%
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4.4%
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9.1%
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Hospitality
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8.6%
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39.1%
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4.3%
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42.0%
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24.8%
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5.2%
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n/a
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Manufacturing
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9.8%
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39.2%
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2.1%
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38.0%
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29.1%
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3.8%
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6.7%
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Real
Estate
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9.6%
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39.0%
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8.4%
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49.2%
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24.8%
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4.7%
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n/a
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Retail
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11.7%
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45.7%
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2.6%
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39.2%
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22.4%
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3.7%
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11.3%
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Staffing
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8.5%
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41.1%
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1.9%
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47.4%
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26.1%
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3.5%
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4.2%
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Transportation
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10.7%
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45.4%
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2.6%
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50.3%
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26.7%
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3.0%
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14.4%
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Summary of Analysis
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Automotive Industry - Highest Credit
hit ratio and higher than average Criminal Record, DMV and
Drug Testing Hit Ratio
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Business Services - Higher than average
Criminal Record, Drug Testing, Education Verification and
Worker's Compensation hit ratios
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Construction - Highest DMV and Past
Employment Verification hit ratio
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Food Services - Highest Criminal Record
hit ratio and higher than average DMV, Drug Testing, Credit
History and Past Employment Verification hit ratios
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Hospitality - Higher than average
Credit History, Drug Testing and Social Security Trace hit
ratios
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Real Estate - Highest Drug Testing hit
ratio and higher than average Credit History hit ratio
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Retail - Highest Education Verification
hit ratio and higher than average Criminal Record, DMV and
Worker's Comp. hit ratios
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Transportation - Highest Worker's Comp hit ratio and above average
Criminal Record, DMV and Credit History hit ratios
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* Hits may include
criminal search convictions, motor vehicle violations, discrepancies in
employment and education verifications, positive drug test results, derogatory
credit information, prior workers compensation claims, etc.
** n/a represents
insufficient data
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