What is integrity testing?
Integrity testing is a tool used in pre-employment selection procedures as a method of screening less desirable candidates (those who are more likely to engage in counterproductive work behaviors, including theft, absenteeism, violation of work rules, and hostile behavior). Integrity tests tend to contain a mixture of “overt” content (items focused on individuals’ attitudes toward theft, organizational misconduct, etc.) and “covert” content (items focused on personality traits and behaviors related to work outcomes). Integrity tests have been in existence since the 1940s and became popular with employers after polygraph testing was banned in employment settings by the 1988 Employee Polygraph Protection Act. Although integrity tests are used in a wide variety of settings, they are most commonly used for screening applicants for entry-level jobs where employees have access to money or merchandise. Recent estimates place integrity test use at over 5 million tests administered per year.
Integrity testing is a tool used in pre-employment selection procedures as a method of screening less desirable candidates (those who are more likely to engage in counterproductive work behaviors, including theft, absenteeism, violation of work rules, and hostile behavior). Integrity tests tend to contain a mixture of “overt” content (items focused on individuals’ attitudes toward theft, organizational misconduct, etc.) and “covert” content (items focused on personality traits and behaviors related to work outcomes). Integrity tests have been in existence since the 1940s and became popular with employers after polygraph testing was banned in employment settings by the 1988 Employee Polygraph Protection Act. Although integrity tests are used in a wide variety of settings, they are most commonly used for screening applicants for entry-level jobs where employees have access to money or merchandise. Recent estimates place integrity test use at more than 5 million tests administered per yea
