1. Presentation on US Recruitment concepts

2. Human Resource

3. Recruitment Definition of Recruitment
Recruitment is the process of finding and attracting capable applicants for employment.

4. Staffing Life Cycle

5. Sources Of Recruitment
Direct Applications (Walk Ins)
Internet(job Portals, Groups)
Consultancies, Staffing Agencies
Professional Trade Fairs
Newspapers and Magazines
Campus Recruitment
Employee referrals
Promotions
Transfers

6. Job Specification Details
The following details are mandatory in any requirement
Location
Duration
Rate
Primary and Secondary skills
Start Date and End Date
Job description
Roles and responsibilities
Client

7. Details to be collected from the Consultant/Candidate
The following information has to be collected from the consultant / candidate.
Availability (Notice Period)
Rate
Willing to Relocate
Visa Status
Contact Number
H1B Company
H1B Contact person
H1B contact Number
H1B ID
H1B Website
H1B Address

8. How to Identify the Fake CV
Fake CV’s can be identified in the following two major ways
Official ID
References from the current company Preferably whites i.e. (Caucasians and Project managers)

9. VISA
What Is Visa? Visa is an entry clearance certificate that is placed in a travel or passport document, which gives you permission to enter into applied country.

10. Types Of VISA Visa’s are mainly classified into two major categories
Immigrant Visa
Non immigrant Visa

11. Immigrant VISA
Immigrant Visa are for people who intend to live permanently in US.
Types of Immigrant Visa
GC(Green Card): An official document issued by the US Government to alliance allowing them to work permanently in US.

12. Non-immigrant VISA
Non immigrant Visa's are for those people with permanent residence outside US but wish to be in US for a temporary basis- for tourism, medical treatment, business, temporary work or study.
Types of Non- Immigrant VISA
H1B- Work permit: This is a work permit under the US immigration in which aliens can enter US for three years if they work in a specialised field and their employers cannot fill the position locally. The three years can also be extended to six years. Programmers and other technicians in the computer field enter the US under this status.

13. Non-immigrant VISA H4- Dependent
B1/B2- Business/Tourist VISA: Business travelers can enter US using this VISA.
J1: Basically provided for someone from home country to US for training which should be useful to the home country.
L1/L2- Intra Company Transfer/ dependent VISA: L1 is a Non-Immigant VISA which allows companies operating both in US and abroad to transfer certain class of employees from its foreign operations to US operations for Seven years. The employee must have worked for a susidiary or parent company of your US company outside of the US for atleast one year out of the last three years.

14. Tax Terms in US Recruitment
Tax terms in US are classified into two categories. They are
1099 W2
1099: When a person is paid in the form of 1099, all money earned by the individual is paid on an untaxed basis. It is then the responsibility of the individual to file and pay the appropriate taxes.
W2: when a person is paid in the form of W2, the employer automatically withholds and pays all of the necessary taxes as required. These taxes include Federal income Tax, State income Tax, Social security and Medicare Tax.

15. Job Nature in the US Market
There are two major types of placements in the US market.
Permanent (Full Time) Placement
Temporary( Contract) Placement
Permanent Placement: The company hires person on permanent( Long term) basis. Company has to provide salary,all kinds of placements.
Temporary( Contract) Placement: The term contracting refers to a situation in which a person works for a company who is not his/her employer of record. Contracting is also referred as contingent staffing and also just in time staffing. A contract placement can happen in a matter of hours or a couple of days.
Contract placement is little different from permanent placement. The major difference between both of them is the duration or the time.

16. Why Companies use contractors
Companies are using more and more contractors for many reasons. Major reasons are
Staffing Flexibility
Get around budget constraints
Need to keep the permanent Headcount down
No hassles at the end of assignment
Hire for a specific purpose or project
Immediate Availability
Try before you buy
Lower costs
Avoid office politics

17. Why Candidates work on Contract
In today's competitive world contracting has become more and more prevalent among candidates. Common reasons why candidate wants to work on contracting are
More Money- Earns 30% more
Receive the same statutory benefits
Evaluate the company before accepting permanent position
Enhance resume
Opportunity to travel
Flexibility in Life Style
Variety in work scope and environment.

18. Websites for US recruitment
The websites that are mainly used for US recruitment are
Dice. COM
Monster. COM
Netemps.com
Hotjobs.com
CareerBuilder.com
Websites used for Indian recruitment are
Naukri.com
Monsterindia.com
Timesjobs.com
Jobsahead.com
Clickjobs.com
Jobs4u.com

19. Closure
After sourcing the resume and discussing it with the consultant, the recruiter can go ahead and ge his resume submitted to the Client.
Once the resume is short listed, arrange for the interview with the client and if he is appointed then that adds up to a closure and the recruiter makes an incentive of it.

20. Vendor Management Vendors, Also referred as “ Third Party”
Maintains a good pool of Human Resource
Understands client’s line of business and attends to their HR needs proactively.
Delivers solutions within defined budget and time frame.

21. Criteria for Choosing a Vendor
Industry knowledge and contacts
Experience in recruitment and Training
Total number of years in Business
Established clientele
Average turn around time to successfully identify appropriate candidates.

22. How to Identify a Reputable vendor
Trustworthy and respectable
Follows ethical business Practices
Never say “ No” attitude
Years in Business
Experience in dealing with commercial and government. clients
Nationwide reach.
One who keeps track of the available Candidates and HOT requirements in the market