Many U.
S.
tech firms decide to go outside of the United States when it comes to recruiting.
There are many reasons this is done - obtaining stronger talent at lower salaries.
While this may make sense, it is taking away from job opportunities from Americans - which is why the Senate has decided to step in.
According to USA Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee has been working on a large-scale immigration bill that is requiring companies to make the effort to hire Americans for technology jobs as opposed to offering the jobs to college-educated foreigners.
Currently, many tech firms will use H-1B visas to workers in the fields of engineering, mathematics and technology.
The Senate is working to provide stricter requirements for companies - though it will be the strictest on those who are hiring more than 15 percent of their full-time workforce with the use of H-1B visas.
How will this affect your recruiting practices? If you are looking to hire Americans over foreigners for your positions, it won't affect your business at all.
In fact, you are likely not going to be impacted by the immigration bill at all - unless you currently have a heavy reliance on H-1B visas.
You will need to get tech-savvy in an effort to pursue Americans who fit the bill for the positions that you need to fill.
This means pursuing the different candidates across the country instead of waiting for them to come to you.
There is more technology for the HR world than ever before - allowing you to tap into applicants online, via social media and through other mediums.
It may be necessary to get a little creative to find highly skilled Americans in the areas you need them - namely technology and engineering.
You may find it necessary to recruit directly from the colleges where the best candidates are graduating from.
The political side of recruiting will require you to show that you have made efforts to hire Americans.
If you file for an H-1B visa, your company is placed on the radar.
The government will likely want to check your HR records to see if you have recently laid off any Americans and find out how you came about hiring someone with a visa as opposed to someone on American soil.
The easiest solution may simply be to hire American.
With an applicant tracking system, you can keep a record of all applicants, find out their skills and search for the different people through the system to ensure the necessary skills are there and make sure they are American before looking overseas.
S.
tech firms decide to go outside of the United States when it comes to recruiting.
There are many reasons this is done - obtaining stronger talent at lower salaries.
While this may make sense, it is taking away from job opportunities from Americans - which is why the Senate has decided to step in.
According to USA Today, the Senate Judiciary Committee has been working on a large-scale immigration bill that is requiring companies to make the effort to hire Americans for technology jobs as opposed to offering the jobs to college-educated foreigners.
Currently, many tech firms will use H-1B visas to workers in the fields of engineering, mathematics and technology.
The Senate is working to provide stricter requirements for companies - though it will be the strictest on those who are hiring more than 15 percent of their full-time workforce with the use of H-1B visas.
How will this affect your recruiting practices? If you are looking to hire Americans over foreigners for your positions, it won't affect your business at all.
In fact, you are likely not going to be impacted by the immigration bill at all - unless you currently have a heavy reliance on H-1B visas.
You will need to get tech-savvy in an effort to pursue Americans who fit the bill for the positions that you need to fill.
This means pursuing the different candidates across the country instead of waiting for them to come to you.
There is more technology for the HR world than ever before - allowing you to tap into applicants online, via social media and through other mediums.
It may be necessary to get a little creative to find highly skilled Americans in the areas you need them - namely technology and engineering.
You may find it necessary to recruit directly from the colleges where the best candidates are graduating from.
The political side of recruiting will require you to show that you have made efforts to hire Americans.
If you file for an H-1B visa, your company is placed on the radar.
The government will likely want to check your HR records to see if you have recently laid off any Americans and find out how you came about hiring someone with a visa as opposed to someone on American soil.
The easiest solution may simply be to hire American.
With an applicant tracking system, you can keep a record of all applicants, find out their skills and search for the different people through the system to ensure the necessary skills are there and make sure they are American before looking overseas.
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