在 观火，我们最近进行了年度员工背景筛选基准调查，对数千名招聘人员、人力资源经理、高管和企业主进行了调查。

虽然我们通常关注背景审查的状态，但我们也喜欢探索更大的业务趋势。结果提供了对趋势和业务挑战以及常见最佳实践的宝贵见解。

我们的目标是为您提供一种将您自己的实践与行业其他人的实践进行比较的方法。那么我们学到了什么？

2015年招聘情况如何？
根据调查结果，雇主对来年增加劳动力持相当乐观的态度。

事实上，76% 的人表示他们可能会这样做，只有 4% 的人预计会缩减劳动力规模。这显示了多年来从未见过的对组织增长的承诺。

哪些是最常见的业务挑战？
招聘和留住人才是雇主面临的最大挑战。鉴于大多数人都希望在 2015 年增加招聘，这也许并不奇怪。

自从大萧条深入以来，我们已经走了很长一段路，当时调查回复者表示收入增长是他们面临的最大业务挑战。

申请者是否在简历中歪曲了自己？
毫无疑问，大多数回复者表示他们在某个时候发现了简历上的一些虚假陈述或彻头彻尾的谎言。

近 72% 的受访者表示，背景调查有助于发现原本不会被发现的问题。

背景屏幕有什么好处？
绝大多数答复者表示，他们从背景调查中获得了一项或多项好处。大多数人认为招聘质量更高，因为雇主能够根据对候选人的背景评估，更好地了解候选人及其适合角色和组织的潜力。

受访者还指出，通过了解他们的员工已经通过就业筛选，提高了工作场所的安全性，而其他人则认为遵守复杂的监管框架是他们的最大好处。

Recruiting and retaining talent is the single largest challenge that employers face. This is perhaps not surprising given that most are expecting to increase hiring in 2015.

We have come a long way since the depth of the Great Recession, when survey responders indicated that growing revenue was their top business challenge.

Do applicants misrepresent themselves on their resumes?
Without a doubt, a majority of responders indicated that they have discovered some misrepresentation or an outright lie on a resume at some point or another.

Almost 72% of respondents say that background screening helps uncover issues that would not have been uncovered otherwise.

What are the benefits of background screens?
An overwhelming majority of responders indicated that they derive one or more benefits from background checks. Most cite better quality of hire as employers are able to get a better picture of the candidate and their potential fit for role and organization based on an assessment of their background.

Respondents also note improved workplace safety by knowing their workforce has gone through employment screening while others cite compliance with complex regulatory frameworks as their top benefits.