75% OF EMPLOYERS SAY THEY HAVE HIRED THE WRONG PERSON; THE AVERAGE COST OF ONE BAD HIRE WAS NEARLY $17,000.
Ever wonder why companies often take so long in deciding which candidate to hire for a particular position? Consider this: According to a new CareerBuilder survey, 75 percent of employers said they have hired the wrong person for a position, and of those who had a bad hire affect their business in the last year, one bad hire costs them nearly $17,000 on average.
To prevent this, the majority of employers (72 percent) background check every new employee before they’re hired. Those who do background check are analyzing these aspects: