Tired of waiting for your pre employment drug testing?

Tired of Waiting for your Pre-employment Drug Testing

Result?

Waiting for a Pre-employment drug testing

It is not just tiresome for the job applicant while waiting for a pre-employment drug testing result but as well as for the employer. Whether you are an applicant or an employer you should consider the factors which affects the processing of the pre-employment drug testing result

Medicines which you are takingType of Drug TestWhat kind of prohibited drugs

At some unfortunate cases that you got a positive pre-employment drug testing result, medical practitioners will furtherly conduct a more thorough drug testing which includes the use of gc/ms.

For a positive result, it may take 4-5 days til your employer will have your result on hand.

The waiting time for your result is affected by the kind of drugs being tested.

Type of Drug Test and

Their Waiting Time

Urine Drug Testing

▪ The most common kind of pre-employment drug testing would be the urine drug test, most laboratories can process the result within 1-2 business days. But if further testing should be done then an additional waiting time is to be expected. Your employer will mostly have the result not later than one week prior to the drug testing date.

Hair Drug Test▪ Unlike urine drug

testing, when hair drug test is conducted for a pre-employment drug testing, it usually takes more time for the result to be processed, say 5-10 business days.

Blood Drug Test▪ Blood drug test is

unusual for pre-employment drug testing due to the reason that the drugs won`t be visible in the bloodstream after 48 hours. On the other hand, results would be available within 24 hours.

You don`t have to be impatient anymore. Be aware of the factors that would affect the waiting time for your pre-employment drug testing result.

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