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Hiring Procedures

It is essential that you know the rules and regulations on hiring employees. This page offers specific information, including basic guides, registration, foreign workers, disabilities, social security verification, affirmative action, and training.
Plain English Guide To Hiring
The Guide's recommendations about hiring employees.

People With Disabilities
The Social Security Administration's Employers' website contains information about hiring people with disabilities, including tax incentives, referral services, FAQs, and helpful links to the Department of Labor's Office of Disability Employment Policy.

Interviewing Guidelines
When interviewing job candidates, it's important to focus exclusively on the skill and experience needed for the position. This lawyers.com website offers in-depth analysis of interview dos and don'ts.

Hiring Employees FAQs
Answers to frequent questions asked about hiring employees.

America's Job Bank
A listing of hundreds of thousands of job vacancies and thousands of electronic resumes.

America's Career InfoNet
A comprehensive source of occupational and economic information to help you make informed career decisions.

Federal Government Jobs Bank
Career opportunities with the federal government.

Verify Employees' Social Security Number
Verify employee Social Security Numbers for accurate W-2 wage reports.

Affirmative Action
For federal contractors and subcontractors, affirmative action must be taken by covered employers to recruit and advance qualified minorities, women, persons with disabilities, and covered veterans. Affirmative actions include training programs, outreach efforts, and other positive steps. These procedures should be incorporated into the company’s written personnel policies. Employers with written affirmative action programs must implement them, keep them on file and update them annually.

Employment And Training Administration (ETA)
The ETA is focused on understanding business' needs and funding training programs to help meet those needs. The information at this website will help you improve your workforce and take advantage of existing government programs.

Foreign Labor
Information provided by the Department of Labor on how to properly hire foreign labor.

Veterans
The Department of Labor assists veterans, reservists, and National Guard members in securing employment. A host of information is provided on how to hire veterans.

Ticket To Hire
Ticket to Hire links you to employment networks in your community that have motivated, qualified candidates within the Ticket to Work Program.

U.S. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
The Commission's website provides information about federal equal employment opportunity law, guidance, practice, training, and more.



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