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For many employers and business owners, seeing that their employees develop friendships might represent a risk more than an advantage. Many managers still believe that when employees become friends, their productivity suffers and less work gets done, but this is far from the truth. There are so many benefits of making friends at work that…

Working as an HR manager comes with many challenges that we need to learn how to face, and making sure we have an efficient and effective hiring process might be one of the hardest ones. When we recruit new team members, we are not only adding new names to our payroll, but we are welcoming…

Nowadays, engineers have become some of the most sought-after professionals in the job market, as they come with a very wide range of skills to offer that companies are looking for. As a result, recruiters and HR managers are facing quite a challenging situations, since several studies show that there are more open engineering jobs…

Employee drug testing and background checks are common practices carried out by many different companies, both large and small, and in a wide variety of industries. This is because drug testing helps them promote a safer and healthier workplace environment. However, most of the companies carry out drug use screening tests only during the hiring…

The transport industry is a fundamental part of the economy of the country, and the market depends on it working in the best possible way, and seeking to guarantee the safety of drivers, the freight they transport, and motorists in general. There are currently different programs and initiatives that seek to increase the safety of…

Substance abuse is a global problem affecting millions of people across the world. In 2017, upwards of 35 million people struggled with a drug use disorder.1 Although we typically focus on the United States, looking at a broader landscape allows us to better understand the true size and scope of substance abuse. In this new series,…

As a new analysis of industry-specific data carried out by Quest Diagnostics has determined, workforce drug positivity has seen a significant increase in one-third of U.S. industry sectors between 2015 and 2018. Through the Quest Diagnostics Drug Testing Index TM industry analysis, we can see that six out of the 17 industries indexed showed a…

Whenever a small business starts growing, its HR department will need to do the same in order to keep operations running smooth. One of the biggest challenges companies face comes when they need to interview and hire a large number of employees. This can become quite a struggle for our recruiting staff, as they might…

There are many aspects we need to work on in order to improve our interviewing process, and one key element is making sure we have the most professional and effective communication with job applicants. Even when we think we already master this part of our jobs, we should remember that, as a company, we still…

Interviewing candidates might sound like an easy job, but there are several aspects that we need to be aware of in order to guarantee a fair process for job seekers. One of the problems that tend to arise during the recruitment process is being biased when interviewing candidates. This might happen whether we notice or…