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Employers are recognizing the increase in employee turnover and are looking for ways to not only find qualified workers, but to retain them too.
Hiring, onboarding, and training a new employee can be a costly prospect for an employer, making it worthwhile to try and keep an employee who is familiar with the job and the organization.
Many of us who suffer through daily rush hour traffic can attest that getting even 45 minutes back in your day can be quite beneficial to your quality of life.
With modern day technology making telecommuting perfectly feasible for many jobs, many people fantasize about the concept of working from home.
However, while the idea of working from home is alluring, it may not work for everyone.
While employers may feel that passing a drug and alcohol test is a serious, necessary and vital part of on-boarding a candidate, some candidates feel otherwise.
According to respondents, candidates who fail the tests may offer creative excuses for not passing. Here are a few creative excuses relayed to us.
A drug free workplace is not only likely a safer environment, but it can be more productive.
Hair testing has big advantages over urine testing, when it comes to laboratory positive detection rates, because there is a significant increase in the detection window with hair testing.
In the past year, many companies have seen their workforce’s grow. Unemployment rates continue to decrease as we enter the New Year, which means continued competition to hire top talent. Acknowledging changes and challenges to the employment landscape are key to making sure that your workforce grows successfully in 2016.
In the new candidate-driven market, there is little room for mistakes when fighting for qualified talent. Candidates want to feel like they are valued and might seek other opportunities if they feel like their time is being wasted. Besides deterring good talent, your company could suffer other losses by sticking to a bad recruiting process. […]
