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U.S. Companies Face
International Hiring Dilemma in 2009
Managing Immigration
Cost-Effectively is Key to
Optimizing Foreign Hiring Process
CHICAGO, IL
December 17, 2008 –
With a recession at hand, HR
departments face increasing pressure
to make the correct decision when
evaluating new hires and ensuring
that their internal hiring and
immigration processing systems and
associated expenses are under
control. While the continued
economic downturn will reduce hiring
across the board, many companies
still will require international
workers for hard-to-fill openings
including IT programmers, design
engineers, doctors, nurses and other
highly specialized positions. Now,
more than ever, organizations must
implement efficient hiring and
immigration processing systems in
order to optimize productivity and
cost-effectiveness.
“In today’s global marketplace,
employers are challenged with
balancing their international hiring
with the additional cost associated
with the new employees,” stated Bob
Meltzer, CEO of leading immigration
solution provider VISANOW. “While
the application filing fees charged
by the U.S. government are rather
static, the variable costs for
immigration applications add up when
you consider processing fees charged
by traditional immigration law
firms.”
Technology has revolutionized HR
departments during the past decade.
Administrative activities have been
translated into streamlined
solutions, while HR best practices
have been formalized and
strengthened by technology ranging
from fully integrated HRIS packages
to company-wide intranets.
Immigration services provide another
vivid example of the advantages of
utilizing a technology-based
solution to slash legal outsourcing
costs and improve HR performance.
“With a major demographic transition
expected in the coming years as a
significant percentage of skilled
U.S. workers enter retirement,
foreign hiring will continue,”
stated Meltzer. “In this era of
shrinking budgets and expanding
expectations, leveraging technology
to boost internal performance and
reduce associated expenses has
become more critical than ever.”
Employers are finding that Web-based
tools and services can streamline
the paperwork and cut legal costs
associated with hiring foreign-born
workers. Adopting technology as the
foundation for delivering legal
services transforms the way
information is organized, processed
and accessed. With a Web-based
solution versus a traditional
method, immigration service
providers can easily scale to
increase workload, expedite client
communications and more effectively
respond and adapt to a full range of
client needs.
By leveraging technology-based
systems, immigration service
providers and the organizations they
serve can move away from the high
cost billable-hour pricing model of
traditional law firms. A Web-based
immigration solution allows for a
transition to an all-inclusive
transaction-based model, resulting
in significantly reduced foreign
hiring costs while employers.
To learn more, please visit
www.visanow.com or contact us as
info@visanow.com.
About VISANOW
VISANOW has redefined the way
immigration services are delivered
with a process that consistently
provides faster responses, allows
greater access to information and
saves time. Since 1998, VISANOW has
combined superior client support and
innovative technology designed to
simplify the immigration process for
corporations and their foreign
employees.
Contact: Paul Colman
312-525-2819
colman@visanow.com
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