Employee turnover is high. Finding and retaining plenty of productive people does produce profits. Retention and productivity rates increase when job expectations through effective job descriptions are clear. Prospective employees can then have confidence they can do the job and this helps the employer have confidence the employee will be productive. Employee turnover is extremely costly.
Skills simply mean the applicant can do the job.
They do not mean the applicant will do the job better than anyone else. Testing for illegal drug use and abuse is essential to producing profits. Pre-employment testing for integrity, substance abuse, reliability, and work ethic is effective in increasing retention rates. Please note that information contained in the preceding article is designed and intended to provide accurate and authoritative information in regard to the subject matter covered. If legal advice is required, the services of a competent attorney should be obtained.