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Oct 17
USA TN Visas for Nationals of Canada and Mexico
in Employment Law
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The USCIS (United States Citizens and Immigration Services) recently announced the expansion of the Trade NAFTA (TN) Nonimmigrant Visa Program for professional workers from Canada and Mexico, modifying the program to 3 year increments.

Impact to TN Visa Holders & Employers

  • Professional workers from Canada or Mexico may now request extensions of their TN Visas with an increment of three years instead of an annual extension.
  • Workers/Immigration attorneys and specialists must be advised to request/apply for their three years extension when it is time to renew their TN Nonimmigrant Visa.
  • Workers will now enjoy a once in every three years interruption from their job in regards to renewing their TN Visa, allowing them to fully concentrate on their job function for three consecutive three years
  • This provides two years of savings of the usual Immigration Counsel’s Fees and TN Application Fee, in addition to the Return on Investment from hiring the workers.
  • This supports greater efforts in hiring professionals from Canada and Mexico to augment the shortage of technical and professional workers in the United States. TN visas are simpler than H1’s.

- James

Oct 02
Silicon Valley Recruiting Roadshow
in Recruiting, Sourcing
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The Recruiting Roadshow is an event masterminded by John Sumser. In 1995, John started his own company Interbiznet, where he wrote a daily column on using the internet and technology for recruiting. He wrote the first book describing the internet as a sourcing and recruiting tool in 1996. The idea for the Recruiting Roadshow was brought on by the fact that recruiting can be vastly different from one metropolitan
area to the next. Recruiting methods and tools do not work the same for every staffing organization across the country. Each region or city faces unique challenges. The Recruiting Roadshow addresses these issues and makes it possible to connect with local recruiting communities. First and foremost, networking is the goal of the show. In addition, you will get the opportunity to hear experts address topics like:

• John Sumser - “Spiky and Flat”, an overview of some ongoing multi-generational issues and geographic shifts in the workforce

• Nicole St. Martin - Search Engine Optimization Recruiting

• Don Ramer - Recruiting As If People Mattered

• Sourcing: Best Techniques From The Pros - a panel discussion with Mark Tortorici, Dan Harris, and Chris Murdock

John continues to explore the importance of culture and communications through new technologies and forums like Twitter, Facebook, Linkedin and blogging, all of which allow us to meet and connect with people we might not have found in another era, and perhaps say things we would never say in person. To quote John Sumser:

“The Recruiting Roadshow was designed to actually bring people together in the same room to connect and talk in “real time.” Even with the coolest networking tools, there is still no substitute for sharing a meal and a conversation, for looking people in the eye and seeing them laugh.”

The event is on October 23rd and is being held at Adobe Systems in San Jose. Registration starts at 8:00 am. Register Here - This free event runs from 9:00 am until 1:00 pm. Lunch is served at 1:00 pm.

More information can be found on the Recruiting Roadshow page. Duran Human Capital Partners is helping with this event and I - Mark Tortorici, will be presenting sourcing techniques in a Q&A panel with take home materials for all attendees.

- Mark