Staffing firms are in business to help clients fill essential job roles. However, this has become increasingly difficult due to an unprecedented global talent shortage. According to a Gartner survey, ...

Pre-employment testing, or talent evaluation, is continuing to expand as a general practice as companies strive to find the best candidates for job openings. Turnover reduction, improved success of ...

Landing a job could require more than a polished resume and a stellar interview. Applicants may also be required to pass a pre-employment drug test before being hired. “The trend I’ve seen is toward ...

For years, most employers and employees alike assumed a clean drug test was a pre-requisite for getting hired. These pre-employment drug testing panels included a list of illegal drugs, and almost ...

Artificial intelligence is transforming the hiring process. As we previously reported, tools like ChatGPT are making it easier for job seekers to generate resumes and cover letters that are likely to ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Alonzo Martinez reports on employment laws and trends in HR tech. Starting next year, job seekers in New York City and Nevada will ...

On September 2, the 2025 Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index revealed that the percentage of employees in the general U.S. workforce testing positive for fentanyl in random drug tests far exceeded ...

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Why do companies use pre-employment drug testing? There are three circumstances in which workers encounter drug tests during the hiring process. The first is when workers have applied for jobs subject ...

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