RECRUITER’S HANDBOOK

This handbook is aimed at explaining the US recruitment process to newTechnical recruiters. Technical Recruitment process for the US market works differently than the domestic segment. In India permanent placements arepopular whereas in the US contractual positions are equally popular. Let us see how recruitment isdifferent in Indiaand in the US.

	India	The USA
Type of Employment	Permanent. Contract positions are not too popular but very few companies have consultants.	Permanent and Contractual
Duration of Employment	Mostly permanent and long-term	Long-term and short-term positions
Mode of Payment	Monthly Salary	Monthly Salary and hourly basis
Employment Type	For permanent employment an appointment letter is issued and for contractual position it is a contact letter.	In the US the types of contacts are more than one. 1.     Contract - Corp-to-Corp 2.     Contract – Independent  (1099) 3.     Contract – W2 4.     Contract to Hire – Corp-to-Corp 5.     Contract to Hire – Independent (1099) 6.     Contract to Hire – W2
Work Authorization	Local residents, Expatriates with Indian Work Permit and VISA	1.     Authorized to work in the US 2.     U.S. Citizen 3.     Green Card Holder 4.     TN Permit 5.     Has H1 VISA