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Making More Informed Hiring Decisions

Making an accurate hiring decision is extremely important for most employers. The cost
associated with making a poor hiring decision from a productivity, customer service, and liability
prospective have been widely studied and has been estimated to be three times the annual salary of
the individual involved. Also, in recent years numerous studies have reported that applicants for
employment have grown increasingly willing to misrepresent their credentials in the application
process.

This growing phenomenon has further complicated the hiring decision for employers
attempting to hire the right individual for a position. The purpose of this paper is to examine the
problems created by this increased willingness of job applicants to misrepresent their credentials,
and to present policy and practice suggestions that employers can utilize in order to reduce their
legal liability and the cost associated with making poor hiring decisions.

Gerald E. Calvasina, Southern Utah University
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Richard V. Calvasina, University of West Florida
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Eugene J. Calvasina, Southern University
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Full Story: http://www.sbaer.uca.edu/research/allied/2007/Legal,%20Ethical,%20and%20Regulatory%20Issues/3.pdf

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