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 <http://www.visanow.com/> or
contact us as info[at]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. For more
information about VISANOW, please visit www.visanow.com
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