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What do we need to do to hire an H-1B immigrant currently working for another employer?

08/10/2011
Q. We are interested in hiring someone who is currently working for another company in H-1B status. Do we have to file a new H-1B application before this person can work for our company? If so, how long do we have to wait until he can start work?

The ICE man cometh … with a notice of intent to audit

08/10/2011
You may have noticed a slight chill in the air recently. For the second time this year, ICE has notified 1,000 employers that it plans to inspect their Form I-9 records. Whether your company has received a Notice of Intent to Audit or you have been lucky enough to avoid one until now, it is important to understand how a NOI may impact your organization.

Clear and fair hiring process yields the best candidates–and impresses judges

08/10/2011

Employers that develop clear, fair and transparent hiring processes seldom have to worry about losing a failure-to-hire lawsuit. That’s true even if they end up using so-called subjective reasons for not hiring a candidate. Simply put, judges are impressed when it looks like a potential employer bends over backward to ensure it doesn’t discriminate.

Does your organization plan to add staff between now and the end of 2011?

08/09/2011
Despite economic doldrums, HR Weekly readers say they’ll do at least some hiring in the second half of the year.

Employee or independent contractor? Actual working conditions dictate classification

07/29/2011

Employers sometimes think that if they hire “independent contractors,” they won’t have to worry about things like benefits, overtime and the like. But some make the mistake of ­assuming that merely because those workers sign contracts stating that they’re not employees, that’s enough. It’s not.

When evaluating job applicants, do you do a Google or Facebook search on them?

07/29/2011
Readers are split on whether it’s appropriate to conduct online searches to learn more about job applicants.

E-Verify to be mandatory for many N.C. employers

07/25/2011
On June 23, Gov. Bev Perdue signed legislation that requires private em­­ployers with at least 25 employees and all county and city governments to use the federal government’s online E-Verify system to verify that new hires are eligible to work in the United States.

Best practices: 3 ways to improve the job candidate experience

07/19/2011
How would you grade your organization’s application process? Tracking the candidate experience can improve it and enhance your organization’s HR brand among potential applicants. First step: Solicit feedback from candidates about their experiences with recruiting, application, interviewing and web site interaction.

Siemens preps students for future tech jobs

07/19/2011

Electronics and electrical engineering powerhouse Siemens USA will offer positions to 75 of its 170 interns this fall, placing 79% of them in engineering jobs. But the company doesn’t wait until its prospective employees take summer internships before it introduces them to the Siemens brand.

Can job description call for ‘high energy’ worker?

07/18/2011
Q. I am updating job descriptions. We sometimes use the term “high energy” as a qualification. Does this violate the ADA or other laws?