According to the results of a recent human resources audit, nearly half of all job applicants lied, at least once, on their resumes or other pre-employment forms, and, 70% of applicants attempted to conceal their past criminal convictions. Almost a third overstated their educational credentials and 38% are reported to have lied about previous employers.
These figures are based on instances that were uncovered in the course of re-verifying the credentials of newly hired applicants working for a national retail chain with operations in Northeast Florida on the heels of an investigation into unsubstantiated allegations of sexual harassment.
If you are an employer and do not systematically follow through with verification of employment application information, you are taking an amazingly high risk that the next person you hire will be overpaid, under-qualified, likely to commit some form of employee theft or become the source of your next unemployment, workers compensation, or some other form of legal claim, and don’t expect them to warn you during the job interview.
Using Underwriters Bureau investigative consumer reports, the "Safe Workplace" program incorporates records retrieval, interviews, drug screening, credit history and verification of an applicant’s employment references and past residence into one comprehensive employment dossier.
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Risk managers consistently warn about employees who perform high risk, low frequency tasks. Verification of past work related experience is crucial.
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