It costs $7,000 to replace a salaried employee, $10,000 to replace a mid-level employee and $40,000 to replace a senior executive. Source: Recruiting Times
9% of job applicants falsely claimed they had a college degree, listed false employers or identified jobs that didn’t exist. Source: Resume Inflation: Two Wrongs May Mean No Rights, by Barbara Kat Repa, Nolo .com, 8/801
As many as 30 percent of job seekers exaggerate their accomplishments, and about 10 percent “seriously misrepresent” their backgrounds. Source: The Complete Reference Checking Book, by Edward C. Adler
11% of job applicants misrepresented why they left a former employer. Source: Resume Inflation: Two Wrongs May Mean No Rights, by Barbara Kat Repa, Nolo .com, 8/801
The average award in a workplace violence lawsuit exceeds $1 million per case. Source: Workplace Violence Research Institute
One in six workers has a drug problem. Source: Don’t Hire A Crook, Dennis DeMay and James R. Flowers Jr., 1999 Facts on Demand Press, pg. 90
7% of all applicants admit to theft of merchandise from an employer. Source: Reid Psychological Systems (Don’t Hire a Crook, Dennis DeMay; James R. Flowers, Jr., 1999 Facts on Demand Press, pg. 88)
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