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can employers tell whether the people they hire have integrity,
are responsible, are drug-free, and are hardworking? The answer
to that question is to use the Step One Survey ®
in the job applicant screening process.
The
Step One Survey ® is a new concept in honesty evaluations
that is a step ahead of the traditional integrity tests on
the market. The Step One Survey ® not only measures
attitudes toward integrity, it also measures a job applicant's
attitudes about personal responsibility, drug use and work
ethic. This enables employers to gather information about
job applicants' attitudes toward stealing, acting responsibly
in the workplace, using drugs and giving a full day's work
for a full day's pay.
Many
problems facing employers today result from a lack of employee
integrity. The U.S. Chamber of Commerce has studied the reasons
businesses fail and has concluded that employee theft contributes
to a third of business failures. It can be said these employers
have their businesses stolen from them by their employees.
The
developers of the Step One Survey ® employed an
innovative technique in developing this 21st century hiring
tool. While many other integrity tests were designed to be
paper and pencil lie detectors, the Step One Survey ®
uses an entirely different concept. Section I uses direct
admission questions to explore an applicant's attitudes and
background, while Section II compares the applicant's responses
with those of two distinctly different groups -- recently
released ex-convicts and long-term retail store employees
with excellent work histories. The ex-convicts' crimes were
predominantly offenses dealing with theft and drug use.
Test
items for the Step One Survey ® consist of questions
in which there were statistically significant differences
between the two groups. By administering the Step One Survey
® to prospective employees, an employer can tell whether
they think like people who have been convicted of serious
crimes or people who have histories of integrity, responsibility,
and drug-free, long-term employment.
The
Step One Survey ® can make the difference between
having a profitable, successful business and one that fails.
It is an economical tool to help protect the assets of any
business.
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