No matter the scale or depth of an organization, it will always have an inherent need for human resources. It can be said with certainty that without workforce there would be no organization in the world. The recognition of not only the need for people, but also, more importantly, the need for skilled, efficient and loyal employees represented a key turning point in defining the role of the human resources professional. However, some of the most important and challenging functions of human resources professionals are directly related to the recruitment, selection, training and evaluation of the organization's employees or potential employees. It is up to the HR manager or management team to create a process and methodologies for recruiting, training and evaluating their staff in such a way that they are congruent with the values, vision and culture of the organisation. Medical laboratory professionals work in all areas of a clinical laboratory, providing valuable information to assist physicians in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease. This ever-evolving and ever-challenging career offers unlimited opportunities for employment and educational mobility. Nearly 100,000 additional medical laboratory professionals will be needed in the United States by 2008. (Sembiante, 1999) Equipping a 200-bed hospital with expert levies is a challenge for human resources in the effort to transform their organization into a high-performance work system. Bloodletting has evolved into a profession requiring specialized education and training. In addition to having to master the many required techniques and skills associated with drawing blood and collecting various specimens, blood draws must also ensure compliance with safety and prevention regulations... middle of paper... position of the patient for the venipuncture. Then check that the arms have a suitable venipuncture site, apply tourniquet, select the vein, palpate and trace the path with the index finger, properly clean the venipuncture site with alcohol solution, anchor the vein and gently insert the needle with the bevel facing up. Trying to push the tube smoothly into the holder without changing the position of the needle, adjust the needle as necessary to achieve flow, change the tubes without changing the position of the needle, fill the tubes in the correct order and level. Finally release the tourniquet before withdrawing the needle, withdraw the needle from the arm smoothly, apply pressure to the site after withdrawing the needle, dispose of the needle properly and carefully, check the site to make sure no bleeding has stopped, label all tubes next to the bed and leave the patient politely. Once the new hire has completed and passed the following assessment, the individual will be hired for the job.