More than half of Russians agree to undergo a polygraph test when applying for a job. The number of such people is 63%. This is evidenced by the results of a study of the Superjob job search service, which was published by TASS on Tuesday, September 22.
22% of the respondents are against this procedure. In their opinion, it makes no sense “to get a job in a company where you are initially not trusted.” Moreover, the willingness to test depends on the age of the respondents. So 71% of young people under 24 and 59% of Russians over 35 are ready to undergo a lie detector test.
At the same time, the study notes that the number of companies using the polygraph for personnel assessment remains minimal. This practice is common in only 1% of firms, another 7% test only specialists holding certain positions. These are mainly employees who work directly with finance or dealing with trade secrets. Most of the interviewed personnel specialists (92%) reported that their companies do not conduct polygraph tests.
47% of recruiters see no benefit from such testing when recruiting employees. According to them, this procedure, which is not easy and ambiguous from an ethical point of view, does not guarantee accurate results, and therefore it makes no sense to spend the employer’s funds on it. In contrast, 44% of HR managers are confident that the use of a lie detector makes sense, but only candidates for certain positions. Another 3% would extend this practice to all employees.
In March, the Federation Council approved a bill on the compulsory passage of a lie detector by Rosgvardia employees when recruiting and appointing to leadership positions.