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A Random Drug Testing Checklist

Random drug testing is often a difficult practice to approach for businesses in all industries. Both established and growing businesses need the same questions answered in regard to how they should implement a random drug-test program.

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This is Why Drug Screening at Work Must be Random
Drug Screening

This is Why Drug Screening at Work Must be Random

Random drug testing is a secure method to regularly protect your company from drug-abuse related problems.

What to Do if You Suspect an Employee is Abusing Opioids
Drug Screening

What to Do if You Suspect an Employee is Abusing Opioids

In the past two decades, drug addiction and overdose-related deaths have been on the rise.

How Academic Fraud Can Cost Your Business Money
Education Verification

How Academic Fraud Can Cost Your Business Money

Even though recruiting the best employee can seem like a long, drawn-out process…

Do Drug Tests Screen for CBD Products?
Drug Screening

Do Drug Tests Screen for CBD Products?

Many are hopping on the CBD band wagon, especially in states where legislation hasn’t passed to legalize marijuana in its truest form.

Win the Case Against Substance Abuse in the Legal Profession
Drug Screening

Win the Case Against Substance Abuse in the Legal Profession

A law firm is a seemingly an ironic place to screen employees for substance abuse or addiction.

Older Employees are Essential to Company Diversity and Success
Company Culture

Older Employees are Essential to Company Diversity and Success

While we encourage clients to recruit young professionals with fresh skills and innovative ideas, we can’t forget about older…

Substance Abuse Awareness in the Healthcare Industry
Drug Screening

Substance Abuse Awareness in the Healthcare Industry

As we approach the new year, HR departments are preparing to update hiring processes and screening methods. As you probably already know, addiction does not discriminate.

How to Recruit the Best College Graduates and Young Professionals
HR Best Practices

How to Recruit the Best College Graduates and Young Professionals

With every new generation comes new skills, advanced technology, varied ways of communicating, and countless other useful tools.

Weekend Roundup: Drug Test Cheaters, Naloxone News, and Amazon Recruiting
Weekend Roundup

Weekend Roundup: Drug Test Cheaters, Naloxone News, and Amazon Recruiting

As more and more oilfield workers flock to the Permian Basin in the midst of a drilling boom, cheating on drug tests is on the rise.

Weekend Roundup: Overdoses, Lawsuits, and Arbitration on the Job
Weekend Roundup

Weekend Roundup: Overdoses, Lawsuits, and Arbitration on the Job

As the nationwide opioid crisis continues to rage, some employers are beginning to confront the reality of dealing with prescription drug overdoses in the workplace.

6 Tips for Better Phone Interviews
HR Best Practices

6 Tips for Better Phone Interviews

Phone interviews are a great preliminary screening tool prior to scheduling an in-person meeting.

The Most Common Lies on Applicants’ Resumes
Employment Verification

The Most Common Lies on Applicants’ Resumes

We’ve all heard and probably used the phrase, “fake it ‘til you make it!” Most job applicants certainly have.

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