applicant hit ratio in employment screening

Applicant Hit Ratio

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%	Criminal Records	DMV Info.	SSN Trace	Drug Testing	Credit History	Employment Verification	Education Verification	Workers' Comp History
Client Average	9.1	40.4	3.9	3.4	42.4	49.4	21.6	6.8
Automotive	12.6	47.8	3.9	5.9	50.7	36.5	**	4.3
Business Services	9.8	43.0	3.8	5.8	55.9	51.1	20.9	7.1
Construction	16.1	48.9	4.0	1.9	48.1	53.4	33.2	6.7
Education	3.6	30.4	3.7	8.8	30.1	49.3	19.0	7.5
Financial Services	6.7	40.3	3.8	2.3	41.1	47.7	21.0	**
Food Services	12.1	44.0	4.7	4.5	37.7	49.6	22.9	6.5
Healthcare	6.1	36.0	4.0	1.7	38.2	50.1	18.6	5.4
Hospitality	9.4	41.5	5.2	4.6	46.4	51.0	**	**
Legal Services	9.2	35.9	3.2	5.2	28.0	44.8	**	**
Manufacturing	11.6	41.5	3.9	2.5	35.9	51.5	24.0	9.4
Non-Profit	9.2	36.0	3.6	**	33.8	51.6	35.8	**
Real Estate	10.6	40.1	3.9	4.8	51.3	47.9	21.3	**
Retail	12.5	45.9	3.9	2.6	42.3	47.5	23.5	6.7
Staffing	8.4	41.7	3.5	2.6	46.1	51.4	23.0	3.7
Technology	8.2	38.9	3.4	3.0	35.8	48.9	20.2	1.5
Transportation	11.4	43.3	3.9	3.0	40.2	56.5	27.5	8.4

The following chart displays the three industries with the highest hit ratios in each category:

Criminal Records	Construction	16.1	Automotive	12.6	Retail	12.5
DMV Information	Construction	48.9	Automotive	47.8	Retail	45.9
SSN Trace	Hospitality	5.2	Food Services	4.7	Construction & Healthcare	4.0
Drug Testing	Education	8.8	Automotive	5.9	Business Services	5.8
Credit History	Business Services	55.9	Real Estate	51.3	Automotive	50.7
Employment Verification	Transportation	56.5	Construction	53.4	Non-Profit	51.6
Education Verification	Non-Profit	35.8	Construction	33.2	Transportation	27.5
Workers' Comp History	Manufacturing	9.4	Transportation	8.4	Education	7.5

International Hit Ratios

Criminal Record Searches	4.5
Education Verification	7.8
Employment Verification	15.7

InfoLink has released the Hit Ratio Report and Industry Analysis annually since 2002. Go to www.infolinkscreening.com to view the 2004 Hit Ratio Report or the 2005 Hit Ratio Report.

*	Hits may include criminal convictions, motor vehicle violations, discrepancies in employment and education verifications, positive drug test results, derogatory credit information, prior workers compensation claims, etc.
**	Insufficient data

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