Employers said they had hired somebody who later appeared not to be the person originally interviewed
29%
29% of employers said they had hired somebody who later appeared not to be the person originally interviewed.
n = 1,500 U.S. business managers and company owners · Fielded 2026 · Cherry Data Signals
Methodology
- Sample
- 1,500
- Population
- U.S. business managers and company owners
- Country
- United States
- Fielded
- 2026
- Research by
- Cherry Data Signals
- Study
- Remote IT Hiring and Identity Fraud
Cite this statistic
Cherry Data Signals (2026). "Employers said they had hired somebody who later appeared not to be the person originally interviewed" Survey of 1,500 U.S. business managers and company owners, United States. https://cherrysignals.com/statistics/employers-said-they-had-hired-somebody-who-later-appeared
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