JACK L. HAYES INTERNATIONAL'S
20th ANNUAL RETAIL THEFT SURVEY - 2008
To further evaluate the severity of employee theft, Hayes International analyzed over 19,000 randomly selected Applicant Review questionnaires (pre-employment 'honesty tests') given by IntegriView to retail job applicants nationwide.

Of these 19,165 job applicants, 12,283 (64.1%) were rated as "low risk" and 3,700 (19.3%) were rated as "high risk", due to their admissions of previous wrongdoings, and their attitudes regarding honest and dishonest behavior. (Note: The remaining 3,182 applicants (16.6%) were rated as "moderate risk".) When comparing the admissions of "high risk" and "low risk" job applicants, it becomes most obvious why some applicants are considered a hiring risk and others are not. For example, listed below are various items on the Applicant Review questionnaire and the percent of high and low risk applicants admitting to each.


     
High Risk  
Low Risk
  • I have frequently associated with fellow employees who admitted they were stealing merchandise from the company.
    		•  18.4% 5.4%
  • I am not an honest person and might steal or cheat.
    		•  9.3% 1.7%
  • I could be tempted to steal from my employer.
    		•  26.7% 7.8%
  • I might help friends steal from my company.
    		•  14.6% 1.3%
  • I have stolen money within the past 3 years.
    		•  17.5% 5.2%
  • I have stolen merchandise within the past 3 years.
    		•  15.9% 4.5%
  • I would possibly use marijuana/illegal drugs in the future.
    		•  23.1% 6.5%
  • I have previously sold marijuana or other illegal drugs.
    		•  4.3% 0.9%

    Previous theft admissions for the group of 3,700 "high risk" job applicants totaled $256,050, or $69.20 per applicant, while the admissions for the group of 12,283 "low risk" job applicants totaled $71,930, or $5.86 per applicant. It is generally estimated the correct dollar amount for stolen money and merchandise is approximately 10 times the admitted amount. Therefore, based upon admissions made on The Applicant Review questionnaire, the average "high risk" job applicant was responsible for the theft of $692.03, compared to $58.56 for the average "low risk" job applicant.

    Source: Jack L. Hayes International
    4028 Williams Street, Suite 200, Fruitland Park, FL. 34731
    Telephone: (352) 365-1200 - Website: www.hayesinternational.com
     

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