VISANOW OUTLINES HOW TO BUILD AN EFFICIENT, DYNAMIC IMMIGRATION SYSTEM WITHIN A COMPREHENSIVE TALENT MANAGEMENT PLAN

Immigration and talent management go hand-in-hand for successful recruiting and retention in today’s global marketplace

CHICAGO, IL May 20, 2008 – Talent management is sweeping through companies around the globe as business leaders realize the importance of recruiting and retaining their number one resource: human capital.  With the global marketplace making competition for bright minds a world-wide challenge, leading immigration solutions provider VISANOW shares recommendations on how to bring talent and immigration management together into one cohesive plan.

“To remain competitive, U.S. businesses must develop a strategic immigration system in conjunction with their talent management plans to successfully recruit abroad and retain their foreign national employees,” said VISANOW CEO Bob Meltzer. “With the knowledge that the growth and success of their companies are powered by the strength of their employees, business leaders are developing strategic talent management plans to track and manage employee talent and skill. With competition for the best and brightest spanning the globe, talent is pulled from an international pool. Recruitment and retention must include easy ways for foreign nationals to work and live in the U.S.”

Talent management spans all aspects of cultivating staff members – from recruiting and onboarding to retaining and developing. According to VISANOW, immigration management is an integral part of strategic talent management.

An efficient, dynamic immigration system is a staple in a comprehensive talent management plan. Outlined below are tools to build this system:

• Streamlined, more efficient HR programs: The integration of immigration and talent management crosses several key concepts including attracting and recruiting qualified candidates, training and development opportunities, retention programs, and promotion and transitioning. Technology is available to streamline the immigration process and help HR departments become more efficient in all of these areas.  

• Immigration processes aligned with talent management initiatives: Immigration management technology helps companies acquire the top global talent in their industries. Technology also helps HR departments align their immigration processes with other talent management initiatives, such as finding the talent needed to break into new markets or developing skills required to support a new service or product.
   
• Higher satisfaction and approval ratings, faster onboarding: With a tech-based immigration management system, employers can provide an empowering solution to improve employee satisfaction levels and ensure higher visa approval ratings. This technology facilitates faster onboarding and allows the employee and company representative to monitor and manage the process easily from anywhere in the world at anytime.
   
• More efficient, productive immigration and talent management: Ultimately, a technology based solution makes immigration management a far more strategic entity within an organization, helping everyone involved – HR representatives, recruiters, hiring managers and new employees. A technology-based system creates a more efficient and productive model that is aligned with talent management goals.

“The talent shortage is a familiar problem. The Bureau of Labor and Statistics projected that more than 300,000 of the new 1.3 million new IT jobs that were created between 1996 and 2006 went unfilled,” said Meltzer. “Talent management alone only addresses part of the problem. HR departments need to take initiative to create a streamlined immigration process to partner with their comprehensive talent management strategy.”

To learn more, please visit www.visanow.com or contact us as info@visanow.com.

About VISANOWW
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
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