EMPLOYMENT SCREENING... WHY SHOULD HPBA MEMBERS DO IT? Places A Safer, More Quality-Oriented Employee On The Payroll! Minimizes Turnover, Training, and Unemployment Costs! Complies with DOT Regulations! Develops And Maintains Safer, More Productive Worksites! Provides Better Control Of All Employment Liability! Creates a Deterrent to Undesirable Applicants! Builds an Overall Environment of Safety and Security! Saves Money & Time From Day One! YOUR COMPETITORS FOR THE SAME TYPES OF EMPLOYEES ARE PROBABLY DOING IT. DO YOU REALLY WANT TO HIRE THEIR REJECTS?! At least 2 of 5 job applications and resumes contain serious factual falsehoods, according to The Wall Street Journal. These falsehoods include misrepresentations about employment histories, salaries, responsibilities, and educational accomplishments. Even a higher percentage contains minor misleading discrepancies or totally fails to disclose important information. Between 5%-8% of applicants have criminal records ranging from serious felony crimes such as assault and robbery to misdemeanor convictions for shoplifting and possession of small amounts of controlled substances. Over 2/3 of the requests made to college registrars for confirmation of educational credentials reveal factual discrepancies. Over 2 million thefts of personal property occur every year in the workplace. Business owners and managers commit over 42% of all employee thefts. Employee theft is the cause of over 1/3 of all business failures, according to the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. About 21% of violent crimes occur in the workplace, according to the U.S. Department of Justice. 12% of all deaths, which occur at the workplace, are due to homicides, according to the National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health.