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# Contact Centers and the COVID-19

## [Let’s Clear the Smoke: Drug Testing and Background Screening During the COVID-19 Pandemic | Guest: Christine Cunneen](https://resources.benchmarkportal.com/covid-19/lets-clear-the-smoke-about-drug-testing-and-background-screening-2020-update-for-managers-guest-christine-cunneen)

Mar 18, 2020, 2:33:00 PM |

[CallTalk Radio Show](https://resources.benchmarkportal.com/covid-19/topic/calltalk-radio-show), [Marijuana in the Workplace](https://resources.benchmarkportal.com/covid-19/topic/marijuana-in-the-workplace), [CallTalk Season 11](https://resources.benchmarkportal.com/covid-19/topic/calltalk-season-11), [Background Test](https://resources.benchmarkportal.com/covid-19/topic/background-test), [Drug Testing](https://resources.benchmarkportal.com/covid-19/topic/drug-testing)

 Join Christine Cunneen , CEO of Hire Image, a nationally accredited background screening company, as she shares helpful information about the latest drug testing and background screening trends facing call centers. Christine provides her particular insight on ... 

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## [SPECIAL CALLTALK: Coronavirus & Contact Center Management | Guest: Dr. Charles Fenzi](https://resources.benchmarkportal.com/covid-19/special-calltalk-how-to-manage-the-coronavirus-guest-dr.-charles-fenzi-0)

Mar 12, 2020, 2:33:00 PM |

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 Guest Dr. Charles Fenzi and our host, Bruce Belfiore, author of Coronavirus and your Call Center: Don’t Panic – Plan and Prepare, which focuses on how to show true management leadership in the face of this crisis. This special episode of CallTalk™ is ... 

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