Don’t do it: 5 costly hiring mistakes employers are making

By Christian Schappel

Some analysts are predicting 2015 will be a big year for hiring. That’s good news. But the bad news is some employers have glaring holes in their hiring processes. 
More than three-quarters (76%) of employers plan to grow their workforce this year, according to HireRight’s “2015 Employment Screening Benchmark Report.” That’s certainly encouraging.
But not all of the findings were as chipper as that figure.
In producing the report, the background check provider HireRight polled more than 3,000 HR, recruiting, security, and management professionals to find out what their hiring practices look like.
It found some employers are making mistakes that could hurt them down the line.
A handful of the most common mistakes:

1. Failing to verify credentials

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