6 H-1B Alternatives for Hiring Foreign Talent

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U.S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) has announced that it reached the annual 85,000 H-1B visa cap in the first five days of April 2017.  While USCIS has not yet announced the total number of H-1B petitions it received, we know that, once again, USCIS will conduct a computer-generated lottery in the coming weeks to determine which petitions […]

How Can Employers Support Autistic Workers?

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Over 3.5 million people in America are on the autistic spectrum yet only 19.3 percent of people with disabilities were working or actively seeking work as of 2014. Why do autistic people to appear to make up such a small amount of the workforce? Employers can help to change this by becoming more open to diversity and […]

The Culture Puzzle: Figuring Out If You Fit In

A few weeks ago, I was asked to lead an information session at a hiring event. I was somewhat reluctant to accept given the fact that I too was on the job market. I wasn’t sure my insight would be appreciated since, despite my professional expertise in Talent Acquisition and Recruiting, I could be easily […]

5 Lessons From the March Jobs Report to Remember All Year

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On Friday April 7 the Bureau of Labor Statistics released its March jobs report. At 98,000 jobs added and steep downward revisions to January and February, the report was a disappointment to market watchers and other analysts. It failed to really it as a political disappointment though, with so much other news dominating headlines.   […]