What are your hiring risks?

According to the respected Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM):

• 61% of employers surveyed “often” or “sometimes” find inaccuracies in applicant résumés

• 86% said that finding inaccuracies is either “important” or “very important”

And according to 2002 data collected by a major human resources firm:

• 18% of applicants supplied false Social Security numbers

• 33% used fictitious or incorrect names

• 32% lived at addresses not reported on their applications

• 30% lied about their criminal records

• 39% misrepresented their education