In Part 3 of this four-part Currently Speaking series, Bill Current continues his conversation with Mike Jeffries of ClearStar to explore how background screening, drug testing, and occupational health services have increasingly come together as part of a comprehensive workforce screening program.

Mike discusses why employers often prefer a single-source approach to candidate screening and how consumer reporting agencies (CRAs) have expanded their services to include drug testing and occupational health solutions. Bill and Mike also examine what CRAs should look for when selecting a drug testing partner, including technology integration, service capabilities, network coverage, subject matter expertise, reputation, and trust.

The conversation also looks at the advantages of outsourcing drug and occupational health services, the growing crossover between traditional drug testing providers and background screening companies, and why both drug testing and background screening will continue to play important roles in workforce risk management.

Mike also shares his perspective on essential background screening components, including identity verification, criminal history searches, employment and education verification, motor vehicle records, and the growing use of social media screening.