Importance of a Complete Background Check
InfoLink Screening Services, Inc.
THE IMPORTANCE OF A COMPLETE BACKGROUND CHECK (Page 2 of 2)
Criminal
Record |
DMV Information |
Drug
Testing |
Credit
History |
Past
Employment |
Social
Security |
Workers'
Comp |
|
| All Industries | 8.4% |
40.2% |
3.3% |
36.0% |
25.8% |
4.2% |
8.3% |
| Auto | 12.1% |
47.4% |
5.1% |
52.1% |
23.4% |
4.5% |
6.5% |
| Business Services | 10.2% |
41.8% |
5.8% |
18.9% |
28.8% |
3.8% |
12.2% |
| Construction | 8.1% |
59.9% |
2.8% |
41.4% |
31.5% |
3.9% |
8.8% |
| Finance | 6.0% |
40.6% |
2.3% |
39.0% |
23.7% |
4.6% |
1.1% |
| Food Service | 12.4% |
47.1% |
5.6% |
44.5% |
30.3% |
4.0% |
10.7% |
| Healthcare | 5.7% |
35.8% |
1.8% |
39.1% |
26.6% |
4.4% |
9.1% |
| Hospitality | 8.6% |
39.1% |
4.3% |
42.0% |
24.8% |
5.2% |
8.3% |
| Manufacturing | 9.8% |
39.2% |
2.1% |
39.0% |
29.1% |
3.8% |
6.7% |
| Retail | 11.7% |
45.7% |
2.6% |
39.2% |
22.4% |
3.7% |
11.3% |
| Staffing | 8.5% |
41.1% |
1.9% |
47.4% |
26.1% |
3.5% |
4.2% |
| Transportation | 10.7% |
45.4% |
2.6% |
50.3% |
26.7% |
3.0% |
14.4% |
Summary of Analysis
- Automotive Industry - Highest Credit hit ratio and higher than average Criminal Record, DMV and Drug Testing Hit Ratio
- Business Services - Highest Drug Testing hit ratio and higher than average Criminal Record, Education Verification and Worker's Compensation hit ratios
- Construction - Highest DMV and Past Employment Verification hit ratio
- Food Services - Highest Criminal Record hit ratio and higher than average DMV, Drug Testing, Credit History and Past Employment Verification hit ratios
- Hospitality - Higher than average Drug Testing, Credit History and Social Security Trace hit ratios
- Retail - Highest Education Verification hit ratio and higher than average Criminal Record, DMV and Worker's Compensation hit ratios
- Transportation - Highest Worker's Comp hit ratio and above average Criminal Record, DMV and Credit History hit ratios
* 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.
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About Barry J. Nadell:
Barry Nadell is President and co-founder
of InfoLink Screening Services, Inc., a national provider
of employment background screening, drug testing and
physicals. He is a founding member and on the board
of directors of the National Association of Professional
Background Screeners and the Association of Consumer
Reporting Agencies. As the established industry expert
on the legal issues of employment background screening,
he speaks nationally on the subject and has been a featured
speaker at the national conventions for the Society
for Human Resources Management, National Human Resource
Association, Professionals in Human Resources, ASIS
International, Association of Threat Assessment Professionals,
and many other organizations. Mr. Nadell is the author
of “Sleuthing 101, Background Checks and The Law”
(www.greathire.com)
and has written articles for several magazines, has
been featured on television including The Bloomberg
Report and ABC News with Peter Jennings, and has been
interviewed on more than hundred live talk radio programs.
Barry is an associate member of the American, California
State and Los Angeles Bar Associations specializing
in labor and employment issues, and is a member of several
human resources, management and security associations.
In past years Barry assisted the California Legislature
in amending legislation, has written and sponsored bills,
and has testified in the California legislature on bills
important to human resource and security professionals.
He was honored by the Professionals In Human Resources
Association with their coveted 2005 Excellence In Human
Resources award. For more information call (800) 990-4473
x1324 or visit www.infolinkscreening.com.