Today Staffing is known as Human Resource Management and involves manning or filling various positions in the organizational structure. Activities like determining manpower requirements, assessing the number of people presently available in the organization, recruiting and selecting candidates, training and placing them in the organization come under the purview of staffing.
About United states & Time Zones:
The United States of America (also referred to as the United states, the US, The USA or America)
The country is situated mostly in central North America, where its forty-eight contiguous states Washington D.C., the capital district, lie between the pacific and Atlantic oceans, bordered by the north and Mexico to the south.
States and Codes of America:
| States | Codes | Capitals |
| Alabama | AL | Montgomery |
| Alaska | AK | Juneau |
| Arizona | AZ | Phoenix |
| Arkansas | AR | Little Rock |
| California | CA | Sacramento |
| Colorado | CO | Denver |
| Connecticut | CT | Hartford |
| Delaware | DE | Dover |
| Florida | FL | Tallahassee |
| Georgia | GA | Atlanta |
| Hawaii | HI | Honolulu |
| Idaho | ID | Boise |
| Illinois | IL | Springfield |
| Indiana | IN | Indianapolis |
| Iowa | IA | Des Moines |
| Kansas | KS | Topeka |
| Kentucky | KY | Frankfort |
| Louisiana | LA | Baton Rouge |
| Maine | ME | Augusta |
| Maryland | MD | Annapolis |
| Massachusetts | MA | Boston |
| Michigan | MI | Lansing |
| Minnesota | MN | St. Paul |
| Mississippi | MS | Jackson |
| Missouri | MO | Jefferson City |
| Montana | MT | Helena |
| Nebraska | NE | Lincoln |
| Nevada | NV | Carson City |
| New Hampshire | NH | Concord |
| New Jersey | NJ | Trenton |
| New Mexico | NM | Santa Fe |
| New York | NY | Albany |
| North Carolina | NC | Raleigh |
| North Dakota | ND | Bismarck |
| Ohio | OH | Columbus |
| Oklahoma | OK | Oklahoma City |
| Oregon | OR | Salem |
| Pennsylvania | PA | Harrisburg |
| Rhode Island | RI | Providence |
| South Carolina | SC | Columbia |
| South Dakota | SD | Pierre |
| Tennessee | TN | Nashville |
| Texas | TX | Austin |
| Utah | UT | Salt Lake City |
| Vermont | VT | Montpelier |
| Virginia | VA | Richmond |
| Washington | WA | Olympia |
| West Virginia | WV | Charleston |
| Wisconsin | WI | Madison |
| Wyoming | WY | Cheyenne |
Time Zones:
In US there are four time zones and they are as follows
1 hour is difference between every time zone.
Example: if time in EST is 6:00PM then the time in CST is 5:00PM, MST 4:00PM, PST 3:00PM
By seeing the following picture we can came to know the states which fall under the different time zones
Visa:
H-1 B specialty occupation (Professionals) visas:
Professional workers with at least a bachelor’s degree (or its equivalent work experience) may be eligible for a non-immigrant visa if their employers can demonstrate that they are to be paid at least the prevailing wage for the position.
H1B visa valid for a span of 2 years and they can work for any company and it can be extend for 2 more years and also one more year. If they are completing 5 years then they can apply for Green Card EAD. After verification then they can get Green Card .
Can work for their employer only (C2C)
H4: H-4 visa is a visa given to immediate family members (spouse and children under 21 years of age) of the H-1B visa holders.
L1: L1 Visa is valid for one year and that person should work for a particular company and the visa can extend for one more year also. Once the person stays for more than five years can apply for EAD and can get the green card after the verification process.
L2: L2 visa is a visa given to immediate family members (spouse and children under 21 years of age) of the L1 Visa holders.
F1: F1 Visa is given to the students and it is valid for 2 years (18 months for studies and remaining 6 months for the project work) and the student can apply for OPT (EAD) and the student can work for 21 hours per week.
Green Card
Are permanent resident (authorized to work for any employer)
Can go for any tax terms 1099, C2C, W2
B-1, B-2Tourist/Visitor visas:
Available to all visitors coming to US for business or pleasure. B-1 business visitor visas are for a short duration and must not involve local employment. Nationals of certain countries may be eligible to visit the US for upto 90 days without obtaining a visa.
OPT EAD: optional practical training:
Any F-1 students can apply for OPT. OPT’s are authorized to work for anyemployer.
Can go for any tax terms 1099, C2C, W2
Basics Software Consulting Industry:
Staffing firm places the consultants in different business on temporary or permanent basis. Staffing form clients are financial firms, pharmaceutical companies, media companies, consulting forms and proffered vendors.
A consultant is a professional or expert in a specific field who has a wide experience of the subject matter. He usually works for a consultancy firm or is self employed and engages with multiple clients.
Who is end client or client?
Where the consultants works.
Example: Chrysler, general Motors, JPMC, CitiGroup, bank of America, Sony etc…
Who is preferred Vendor?
Example: TEK systems, Kforce, Comsys, Modis etc…
Who is a vendor?
A staffing firm is a layer between preferred vendor and the employer of the consultant.
Data Base
Data Bases are useful for finding the candidates resume or cv. We can find the resumes or by following ways:
Tax Terms:
corp to corp :
It is the Parole run between two incorporations (Pvt Ltd.)
H1s are eligible. US Citizens & GCs may also eligible provided he/she has incorporated company.
1099
In this tax term the consultant himself pay his parole taxes.
US citizens $ GCs are are eligible. No H1s.
W2
W2 is of two types and they are classified as follows:
First type- W2 is with benefits. In this case the consultant will get insurance, paid vacations and travelling expenses.
Second type- W2 is without benefits. In this case the consultant will get only parole taxes.
US Citizens and GCs are applicable.
OPT/CPT:
Is a period during which a graduate or under graduate student with F1 status completed or been pursuing their degree for more than nine months are permitted to work for at most one year on student visa without needing to acquire a work H1B visa. They are now permitted a total of 24 months towards practical training. Any F1 students can apply for OPT and get a legal status to work in US. They can only work with company that sponsored their employment. OPT are authorized to work for any employer.
US phone number format: state code-area code-number (614-###-####)
What is social security number?
In the United States, a social security number (SSN) is a nine digit number issued to US citizens, permanent residents and temporary (working) residents.
Format: 000-xx-xxxx
Employer identification number or EIN:
Employer identification number or EIN (also known as federal employer identification number (FEIN)) is Unique nine digit number 00-0000000
Conversation
Me: Hello, this is Prasad calling from NYTP Inc. How Are You?
Con: Yeah, I am fine
Con: This call regards?
Me: Hi Arun this call regards, we have one java position. I would like to know whether you available in the market.
Con: Yeah Prasad I am available in the market.
Me: I already sent the requirement part to your e-mail ID. Do you have any chance to see the mail?
Me: Coming to the requirement part actually the position is located at Texas and the duration of the project is 6 months. And coming to the skill set the client is looking for Web service & Java application.
Con: Yeah I am fine with the requirement.
Me: Can you let me know how many years of experience do you have
Con: Yeah Prasad I have 3+ years of experience.
Me: Yeah ok Arun it really sounds good, I already attached the details format box to your mail ID Once you fill it & kindly revert it to me. I will forward it to my manager. Most probably you will get a call from him please don’t miss the call.
Con: Ok go ahead.
Employer Discussion:
Me: Hi, This is Prasad calling from NYTP Inc. How Are you?
Em: Yeah I am really good & How about you?
Me: I am really comfortable & thanks for asking.
Me: Yeah Arjun This call is regards your consultant Arun for the java position. I already got the details & discussed with consultant. Please let me know what is the rate (or) How much is your expecting rate?
Em: Can you let me know what rate you have?
Me: Actually it is depend on experience. We have a rate cap of 55$per hour. Are you comfortable with the rate?
Em: No Prasad, my consultant is really good. He is genuine consultant. I will need atleast 60$per hour.
Me: No Arjun, we have only 57$ is the last rate once you finalize. Once you finalize the rate then I will forward to my manager.
Em: Yeah Ok send me rate confirmation mail.
Me: Ok I will send the rate confirmation mail. Please respond to that mail.
Employer May ask
Em: Can you let me know who the client here is.
Me: Yeah I have Client details once finalize the rate confirmation I will disclose the client details.
Em: Is this your direct client requirement or you are going through layer or vendor.
Me: We are going through direct client or prefer vendor between the client and me one layer is there.
IT Technologies
JAVA, J2EE Dot NET, VB, ASP, C#
Documentum ASP, .NET
Java Front End BizTalk
Java Server Side C#
Java, J2EE SharePoint
X-Other WCF – Windows Communication Foundation
WPF – Windows Presentation Foundation
VBA (Visual Basic for Application)
Data Warehousing/ETL Database Developer
Ab Initio Access Developer
Ascential Data Stage Mysql Developer
Data Analyst Oracle Developer, PL/SQL
Data Architect Power Builder Developer
Data Modeler SQL Server Developer
Infomatica Sybase Developer
SAS Tera Data Developer
SAP SAP HCM
SAP ABAP SAP HR
SAP AFS SAP HRMS
SAP Basis SAP LS
SAP Business One SAP Net Weaver
SAP CO-PA SAP PM
SAP CO-PC SAP PP
SAP ECC SAP SCM
SAP ERP SAP SD Functional
SAP FICO SAP SD Technical
SAP Security SAP TEM
SAP TDMS x-Other
DBAs QA/Testing
DB2/DB DBA QA Analyst
Informix DBA QA Engineer
MySQL DBA QA Lead
Oracle Apps DBA QA Mainframe Environment
Oracle DBA QA People soft tester
SQL Server DBA QA SAP Tester
Sybase DBA QA Siebel Tester
Tera Data DBA QA Unix Environment
x-Other QA Web Environment
C++, VC++ Unix, C, Shell Scripting
C++ C, SQL, Shell Scripting
VC++ Ca7 Job Scheduling
x-Other Unix C Programming
Oracle apps People Soft
Oracle Apps Developer JD Edwards
Oracle Apps Functional Peoplesoft DBA/Admin
Oracle Apps Technical Peoplesoft Developer
Oracle Apps Techno Functional Peoplesoft Functional
Oracle CRM Peoplesoft HCM
Oracle E-Business Peoplesoft SOA
Oracle ERP Peoplesoft Technical
Oracle Financials Peoplesoft Techno Functional
Oracle Identity Management x-Other
Reporting Tools Micro strategy
Actuate Oracle Business Intelligence
Business Objects (BO) EAI-Middleware
Cognos MQ Series
Crystal Reports Tibco
Hyperion Web Methods
Siebel
Siebel Analytics Business Analyst
Siebel Configuration Business Analyst
Siebel CRM x-Other
Project Management Sys Admin/Network
Infrastructure Management AIX Admin
Portfolio Management Cisco admin
Process Management Citrix admin
Program Management Configuration Management
Project Manager- Functional Linux Admin
Project Manager- Technical NT Admin
Remedy Management SAN
Risk Management Security Identity Management
x-Other Solaris Admin
Mainframe Web/Internet
Application Programming ColdFusion
CA-7, Operations HTML, Web Developer
Mainframe Developer LAMP
System Programming Lotus Notes/Domino
x-Other Multimedia, Graphics
Embedded System IT Sales/Recruiting
Embedded System Business Development Management
Real time programming Technical Recruiter
Telecom Area Technical Sales/Account Management
Sales Force.Com SalesForce.com Development
Mobile Application IT Executives
Android Chief Administrative Officer
Blackberry Chief Business Officer
iPhone Chief Communication Officer
Mobile Application Development Chief Data Officer
x-Other Chief Executive Officer
Chief Financial Officer
Chief Information Officer
Chief Legal Officer
Chief Networking Officer
Chief Operating Officer
Chief Technical Officer
Engineering Other/Multiple Skills
Electrical and electronic Statistician
