What pre-hire checks do employers run?
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Criminal background checks are the most common kind of pre-hire screening.
Criminal history checks: 73%
Drug tests: 50%
Education verifications: 46%
Social media searches: 25%
Credit checks: 22%
Source: Society for Human Resource Management Workers with Criminal Records survey, May 2018
