According to the Department of Labor, workplace drug use costs US employers $75 to $100 billion in lost revenue each year, which accounts for lost time, accidents, healthcare, and workers’ compensation costs. While drug screening practices are currently in flux in locations where marijuana has been legalized, most Fortune 500 companies still require their…
The profitability of a business depends heavily on the productivity of its people. Every moment affects the bottom line, so it’s tempting to take the fast route in the hiring process. When it comes to employment background checks, however, a speedy screening is a disservice to your organization — especially when screening candidates for…
Embellishments, falsifications, omissions, misleading information—a lie can go by many names and according to a CareerBuilder survey from 2014, at least 58% of employers found something dishonest on an applicant’s resume. Talk about putting your worst foot forward. “Trust is very important in professional relationships,” stated a CareerBuilder representative, Rosemary Haefner, vice president of HR.…
First off, what exactly is a “gig” employee? From what I gather from the intrawebs, it’s the new trendy, hipster way of saying contingent employee. I must have missed that memo. Gig employees have been around for quite a long time. However, since the “Great Recession”, the number of gig employees has exploded. According to…
Recently, CareerBuilder conducted a survey and found that 28% of those surveyed did not conduct background checks on potential employees. According to PR Newswire, the national study was conducted online by Harris Poll on behalf of CareerBuilder and included a sample of 2,379 hiring managers and human resources professionals across industries and company sizes in the private…
Fans of the famous Jenga game know well it requires forethought, cautious moves, and even careful planning, just like pre-employment screening. For those not familiar with this popular Hasbro game, it works like this: Players build a structure, like a model of a tower or skyscraper, by arranging fifty-four rectangular blocks on top of each…