In 2017, a total of 6.4 million Americans were employed in energy-focused businesses. This number is expected to rise as businesses continue to develop gas or oil reserves, explore energy drilling and refining, or integrate power utilities such as coal and renewable energy. In the process of hiring, energy companies are usually geared toward hiring the most skilled and experienced individuals to fill vacancies. More often than not, Human Resources departments in these companies strategize to get the best people but fail to maintain robust screening processes or comply with policy.
While energy-focused companies have hiring procedures in place, many of them cannot ensure or maintain accuracy in background screening and drug testing results. Keeping I-9 verification records as dictated by law can be a real challenge as well.