US Recruitment Process

Job Specification Details

—  Location

—  Duration

—  Rate

—  Primary & Secondary Skills

—  Start Date & End Date

—  Job description

—  Roles & responsibilities 

—  Client

Details to be collected from the Consultant/ Candidates

—  Availability ( Notice Period )

—  Rate

—  Willing to Relocate

—  Visa Status

—  Contact Number

—  H1B Company

—  H1B Contact person

—  H1B Contact Number

—  H1B Email ID

—  H1B Address

How to Identify the Fake CV

—  Official Email ID

—  Reference from the current company i.e.   ( Project Manager )

What is Visa ?

Visa is an entry clearance certificate that placed in a travel or passport document, which gives you permission to enter into applied county.

Types of Visa

—  Immigrant Visa

—  Non immigrant Visa

Immigrant Visa

Immigrant Visa are for people who intend to live permanently in US

Types of Immigrant Visa

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GC ( Green Card): An official document issued by the US.

Government to alliance them to work permanently in US

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.

—  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 specialized 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.

—  H-4: Spouse and minor children of H-1, H-2 and H-3 visa holders
I Representative of foreign press, and their immediate families 

—  L-1 Temporary intra/inter company transferee 

—  L-2 Spouse and minor children of L-1 visa holder 

—  B-1 Temporary business visitor 

—  B-2 Temporary tourist visitors 

Tax Terms in US Recruitment

—  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

—  Corp to Corp is when a company pays another company for the services of individuals who do work for them. In this case, the individual is usually considered an employee of the company providing the workers.

Job Nature in the US Market

   There are two major types of placements in the US market.

—  Permanent ( Full Time )

—  Temporary ( Contract )

Why Companies use contractors

      Companies are using more and more contract for many reasons.

—  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

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

Job Portals for US Recruitment

—  Dice

—  Monster

—  Netemps

—  Hotjobs

—  CareerBuilder

—  Corp-Corp

Standard Time Zones of the USA

—  Eastern Standard Time (EST; GMT−5; Zone R), which comprises roughly the states on the Atlantic coast plus some other areas away from both the Gulf of Mexico and the Mississippi River.

—  Central Standard Time (CST; GMT−6; Zone S), which comprises roughly the states on the Mississippi River plus nearly a full state further west.

—  Mountain Standard Time (MST; GMT−7; Zone T), which comprises roughly the states that include the Continental Divide and Rocky Mountains plus much of the Great Basin and the watershed of the Colorado River.

—  Pacific Standard Time (PST; GMT−8; Zone U), which comprises roughly the states on the Pacific coast, plus Nevada.

Closure

—  After sourcing the resume and discussing it with the consultant, the recruiter can go ahead and get 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.