INDEX

1. RECRUITMENT- 1.1 Domestic and US Recruitment.- 1.2 Sourcing - 1.3 Screening

2. VISA- 2.1 H1B Visa- 2.2 L1 Visa- 2.3 F1 Visa- 2.4 B1 Visa- 2.5 TN Visa- 2.6 Other Visas

3. STATES IN US- 3.1 States in Us- 3.2 Google Maps- 3.3 Area Code- 3.4 Postal Code- 3.5 White Pages- 3.6 Timings- 3.7 Relocation- 3.8 Travel- 3.9 Zip code

4. TAX TERMS (1099, C2C, W2)- 4.1 1099- 4.5 C2C- 4.6 W2

5. EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, REQUIREMENT- 5.1 Full time Employment

- 5.2 Part time employment

- 5.3 Contract employment

- 5.4 Per diem

- 5.5 High School or Equivalent

- 5.6 Certification

- 5.7 Vocational

- 5.8 Some College Coursework Completed

- 5.9 Associate Degree

- 5.10 Bachelor's Degree

- 5.11 Master's Degree

- 5.12 Doctorate

- 5.13 Professional

- 5.14 Requirement

6. OTHER IMPORTANT TERMS - 6.1 I – 94- 6.2 I-129- 6.3 I -797- 6.4 I -797A- 6.5 I -797B- 6.6 I – 797C- 6.7 EAC- 6.8 EIN- 6.9 SSN- 6.10 W-9- 6.11 Purchase Order- 6.12 EAD- 6.12 I- 140- 6.13 I-145- 6.14 Security clearance- 6.15 Flow of Requirements- 6.16 Employer- 6.17 Implementation Partner- 6.18 Middle Layer (or) Prime Vendors

7. TYPES OF SEARCHES

- 7.1 Job portal (Dice, Monster, Career Builder etc…)

- 7.2 Hotlist

- 7.3 Cibiz

- 7.4 Google search

- 7.5 Free Job Boards

8. RECRUITMENT RULE OF STAFFING COMPANY

9. REQUIREMENT

1. RECRUITMENT:

Recruitment refers to the process of sourcing, screening, and selecting people for a job or vacancy within / for an organization. The process of finding possible candidates for a job or function, usually undertaken by recruiters

1.1 Domestic and US Recruitment.

Domestic recruitment is the selection of candidate for the company which is located in the home town.

US recruitment is the selection process of consultant (candidate) for the US companies or clients from the home town.

1.2 Sourcing - Sourcing in personnel management work refers to the identification and uncovering of candidates (also known as talent) through proactive recruiting techniques.

1.3 Screening - screening is the investigation of a great number of something (for instance, people) looking for those with a particular problem or feature. For example at an airport many bags are screened by x-ray to try to detect any which may contain weapons or explosives, and people are screened by passing through a metal detector.

2. VISA – Visitor Intend to Stay Abroad.

It is an indication that a person is authorized to enter the country.

2.1 H1B Visa:

The H1B visa enables US employers to hire foreign professionals for a specified period of time.

Valid time period – 3 years, it can be extended for 1 to 3 years.

The employee to be employed only on part-time basis.

Number of H1B visa issued each year is 65,000 for graduate and 20,000 for post graduate. If it extends, the candidate will be selected in a lottery basis.

An H1B holder’s Spouse or children can move and live in US with the H4 Visa - but they cannot work unless they obtain their own work visa.

The candidate can apply for H1B visa on April 1st week.

He/she can get the Visa only at the month of April to October.

H1B visa is a ‘dual intent’ visa allowing the holder to apply for a Green Card

2.2 L1 Visa:

It is an intra-company transfer visa.

An L1 visa is used to transfer from working at a company’s offices outside the US - to the same companies’ offices in the US.

L1 visa is a ‘dual intent’ visa allowing the holder to apply for a Green Card.

There are two types of employees who may be sponsored for L1 Visas:

Managers/Executives (L1A) - L1A visa issued initially for a three year period extendible in two year increments to a maximum of seven years.

Specialized Knowledge Staff (L1B) - . Staffs in this category are issued an L1B visa, initially for three years extendible to a maximum of five years.

2.3 F1 Visa:

F-1 visa is a non-immigrant, full-time, student visa that allows foreigners to pursue education in the United States.

The F-2 visa is for spouses and children of an F-1 student.

F-3 visa are given to nationals of Mexico or Canada only.

Time period – Depending on the course.

"F" visa which is for 'academic' studies.

"M" visa is for 'nonacademic or vocational' studies.

You must either be sufficiently proficient in English to pursue the course of study.

There are two types under F1 visa. OPT and CPT.

OPT (Occupational Practical Training) – Eligibility to work 1 year after the completion of the course. They can apply of H1B and EAD while working.

CPT (Curricular Practical Training) – Eligibility to work while studying.

2.4 B1 Visa (Visitors / Tourist / Travel Visa Programs):

Temporary visa to visit the USA for travel, holidays or short term work

Short term business (B-1).

For pleasure, travel or medical treatment (B-2).

The person has to present a letter from the U.S. business stating the business purpose of the trip, the intended length of stay and the company’s intent to defray travel costs.

3 months validity.

2.5 TN Visa: - for Canadian and Mexican Nationals/Citizens Only.

They are called as "Border Commuters".

Many sponsor companies even prefer TN1 visas because they are easier to obtain.

Time period – 3year, it can be extended for 1 to 3 years.

If you have a TN and want a green card, change status to H1B before applying for green card.

Other Visa:

2.6 H2B VISA PROGRAM - Short Term 'Seasonal Jobs' Work Visa / Permit:

The H2B visa is a great way for people who want to temporarily live in the USA, working in seasonal and fun jobs.

The H2B visa Process and Requirements:

The employee must 1st have a job offer from a US employer to perform a temporary job

The employee must meet the minimum qualifications for the job that the employer has offered.

The US employer files the H2B application with the US Immigration Bureau.

The employee must intend to return home when the job ends and visa expires.

H2B Visa duration:

The duration of the H2B is limited to the employer's need for the temporary workers. The maximum authorized period is one year. However, the employer may extend the duration up to three years in some situations.

2.7 E3 Work Visa Program - for Australian Nationals/Citizens only

Base Services have helped thousands of Australians obtain Jobs and visa sponsorship in the USA. US Companies that sponsor for H1B visas typically will always also sponsor for E3 visas as well (many sponsor companies even prefer E3 visas because they are easier to obtain).

24-month maximum validity period for E-3 visas. This validity may be renewed.

2.8 E2 Visa:

The E2 Investor Visa allows an individual to enter and work inside of the United States based on an investment he or she will be controlling, while inside the United States. This visa must be renewed every other year, but there is no limit to how many times one can renew. Investment must be substantial. An investor must contribute to the US economy. (Setting up a small shop alone is not enough.) Investor visas are available only to treaty nations

2.9 J1 VISA:

The J1 visa is intended for students needing practical training that is not available in their home country to complete their academic program. The training must be directly related to the academic program. The J1 visa obligates the student to return to their home country for a minimum of two years after the end of their studies in the USA before being eligible to apply for an immigrant (permanent residence) visa.

2.10 Green card:

A Green Card is the permanent residency card for other countries people to live and work in US .Individual can apply for green card only after completing 5 years of residency in US.

2.11 EAD - Employment Authorization Document – it will be given when the person applied for a green card.

Document issued for the Permanent residency in US

EAD will be given by the government before the Green card for the Permanent residency

3. STATES IN US: (Next Page)

S.NOService

Abbreviation

3.1 U.S STATE LIST

US State Capital Time Zone

1 AK Alaska Juneau

2 AL Alabama Montgomery CST

3 AR Arkansas Little Rock CST

4 AS American Samoa Pago Pago

5 AZ Arizona Phoenix MST

6 CA California Sacramento PST

7 CO Colorado Denver MST

8 CT Connecticut Hartford EST

9 DC District of Columbia Washington

10 DE Delaware Dover EST

11 FL Florida Tallahassee EST

12 FM Federated States of Micronesia Palikir

13 GA Georgia Atlanta EST

14 GU Guam Hagatna (Agana)

15 HI Hawaii Honolulu

16 IA Iowa Des Moines CST

17 ID Idaho Boise MST

18 IL Illinois Springfield CST

19 IN Indiana Indianapolis EST

20 KS Kansas Topeka CST

21 KY Kentucky Frankfort EST

22 LA Louisiana Baton Rouge CST

23 MA Massachusetts Boston EST

24 ME Maine Augusta EST

25 MD Maryland Annapolis EST

26 MH Marshall Islands Majuro

27 MI Michigan Lansing EST

28 MN Minnesota St. Paul CST

29 MO Missouri Jefferson City CST

30 MP Northern Mariana Islands Saipan

31 MS Mississippi Jackson CST

32 MT Montana Helena MST

33 NC North Carolina Raleigh EST

34 ND North Dakota Bismarck CST

35 NE Nebraska Lincoln CST

36 NH New Hampshire Concord EST

37 NJ New Jersey Trenton EST

38 NM New Mexico Santa Fe MST

39 NV Nevada Carson City PST

3.2 Google Maps:

Google maps are used to find the location, direction and distance between two places.

3.3 Area Code:

Area code indicates the graphical area of the country.

It also indicates the telephone code of the certain location.

3.4 Postal Code:

Used for submitting the resume in the job portals and for the postal services.

3.5 White Pages:

It helps to search the people in the United States by name, address or phone number.

3.6 Timings:

There are four different timing’s in US.,

PST – Pacific Standard Time.

MST – Mountain Standard Time.

CST – Central Standard Time.

EST – Eastern Standard Time.

The time gap between all the four regions is 1 hour.

3.7 Relocation: Relocation is the action of transferring from home town to near company's place.

3.8 Travel: Here Travel means the candidate is ready to travel certain distance for job Purpose. The candidate will mention the travel in the form of Percentage. For example I can travel upto 25%, 50%, 75% 100%.

3.9 Zip code: Zip codes are a system of postal codes used by in United States.

4. TAX TERMS (1099, C2C, W2):

Tax: Every citizen has to impose a certain percentage of financial charge from his/her income to the government. There are few types or methods of tax terms involved in US.,

4.1 1099 - Independent consultant. Consultant will pay their tax by themselves. Eligibility consultant – Green card holders, US citizen, EAD Holder. Paid salary after 60 days. Need to give compensation to the consultant. Salary paid only after 60 days

4.2 C2C – Consultant should have their own corporation. Eligibility consultant – Green card holders, US citizen, H1B (But he will be working through the employer). Salary paid only after 60 days.

4.3 W2 - Employer will pay their tax. Eligibility consultant – Green Card, US citizen, EAD, F1 . Salary Paid for every 15 days. Employer should have state Id in the particular state.

5. EMPLOYMENT, EDUCATION, REQUIREMENT : 5.1 Employment types:

5.1.1 Full time Employment :

In Full time employment, employee works for full time.

He/she will be a permanent worker.

Working timings - 8 hours a day and 40 hours a week for 52 weeks.

He/she may enjoy the company benefits and allowances such as sick leave, Annual leave, insurance benefits, Compensation, paid holidays where part time and contract employees may not.

5.1.2 Part time employment:

Part-time is defined as working between 1 and 35 hours per week.

Work fewer hours than the regular time.

He/she may not enjoy any company benefits.

5.1.3 Contract employment:

There will be an agreement between an employee and an employer for a certain period of time.

He/she may not enjoy any company benefits and allowance.

5.1.4 Per diem:

Payment made by daily basis to the employees.

The employee will get salary plus their expenses on each day.

5.2 Education:

5.2.1 High School or Equivalent: Earned a high school diploma or GED (General Equivalency Diploma).

5.2.2 Certification: Completed an organized program of study given by a recognized body or authority in a given subject area (i.e., MCSE, Java, CFA, Series 7, etc.).

5.2.3 Vocational: Received training in a special skill to be pursued in a trade (i.e., mechanical, electrical, carpentry, etc.).

5.2.4 Some College Coursework Completed: Attended College but has not graduated.

5.2.5 Associate Degree: Completed undergraduate studies and earned a 2-year degree at an accredited institution.

5.2.6 Bachelor's Degree: Completed undergraduate studies and earned a 4-year degree (i.e., BA, BS, etc.) at an accredited institution.

5.2.7 Master's Degree: Completed post-college graduate studies and earned a master's level degree (i.e., MBA, etc.) at an accredited institution.

5.2.8 Doctorate: Earned degree (i.e., PhD), title or rank of doctor from an accredited institution.

5.2.9 Professional: Earned a professional degree (i.e., law, medical, dental, etc.) at an accredited institution.

5.3 Requirement:

Requirement is a singular documented need of what a particular product or service should be or perform.

Something that required in advance

Something that is needed.

6. OTHER IMPORTANT TERMS:

6.1 I – 94 - Port of entry to US.

6.2 I-129 - Petition for a Nonimmigrant worker. (Basically all paper work your company submits while applying for H1B to labour dept for a candidate.)

6.3 I -797- H1B approval notice. ( It is the approval notice given consultant when he applied for H1B)

6.4 I -797A - It is an original approval notice with the I-94 attached. I 797A is issued to people only in the USA currently undergoing a change of status (f1-h1, h1-h1, l1-h1 etc.). The “A” is for Change of status approved which means the applicant can continue to remain in the USA and work

6.5 I -797B - I-1797B is an original approval notice with no I-94 attached. If you have received an I-797B, this means that the petition itself is approved, but the COS/Extension of Stay is not approved. You would have to go back to your home country to get your visa stamped, and then re-enter the US.

6.6 I – 797C - It is a copy of the approved petition. This is usually given to the employers for their reference file.

6.7 EAC – (Receipt Number): It receipt no written in 1-797A form. We can check status of the visa of the candidate.

6.8 EIN - Employer Identification Number (EIN) is also known as a Federal Tax Identification Number; it has 9 digit numbers and is used to identify a business entity. Also known as the Tax Identification Number (TIN).

6.9 SSN - Social Security number (SSN) is a nine-digit number issued to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and temporary (working) residents. Its primary purpose is to track individuals for taxation purposes.

6.10 W-9 -. Taxpayer Identification Number and Certification for the independent consultant.

(It is the form issued to the independent (1099) consultant by the employer for the tax Identification Number).

6.11 Purchase Order: It is an agreement send to an Employer / an Independent consultant who got confirmed for the project

6.12 EAD: EAD is the document (Form I-688, Form I-688A, Form I-688B, Form I-766, or any other successor document issued by USCIS) that proves as evidence that the holder is authorized to work in the United States.

6.13 I- 140: Immigrant Worker Petition If you are an employer wishing to sponsor (or petition) for a foreign national to work in the United States on a permanent basis, you must file Form I-140.

6.14 I-145: Adjustment of status ("AOS") is a procedure that allows an eligible applicant to become a lawful permanent resident of the United States without having to go abroad and apply for an immigrant visa.

6.15 A security clearance: A security clearance is a status granted to individuals allowing them access to classified information, i.e., state secrets, or to restricted areas after completion of a thorough background check.

Types of security clearance:

Confidential: The simplest security clearance to get. This level typically requires a few weeks to a few months of investigation.

Secret: A Secret clearance, also known as Ordinary Secret, requires a few months to a year to fully investigate depending on the individual's activities.

Top Secret: Top Secret is a more stringent clearance. A Top Secret, or "TS", clearance is often given as the result of a Single Scope Background Investigation, or SSBI. Top Secret clearances generally afford one access to data that affects national security,

List of the more popular and possible sets of security a clearance is below: Confidential Secret (Collateral) Top Secret (Collateral) DOE - C, L, Q FBI (equivalent to TS Collateral) NATO Secret Position of Public Trust Yankee White Top Secret/SCI

6.16 Flow of Requirements: For Example: Microsoft (End Client) HCL STAFFING COMPANY. Microsoft will give the requirement to HCL and the HCL will give the requirement to vendors like STAFFING COMPANY and STAFFING COMPANY will give requirement to Recruiters. This flow is called as flow of requirement.

6.17 Employer: An employer is a person or institution that hires employees or workers.

6.18 Implementation Partner: The organization which implements the projects to the vendor.

6.19 Middle Layer (or) Prime Vendors: The organization which supports the end client and the vendors

6.20 Direct Deposit: Salary paid directly to the consultant to their bank account and not by sending in cheque.

7. DIFFERENT TYPES OF SEARCHES:

There are different kinds of searching,

Job portal

Hotlist

Cibiz

Google search

7.1 Job Portals – Monster and dice are the two main portals in US

Other job portals - Craig list, career builder, corp-corp, etc.

7.2 Hotlist - Consultant list send by the Vendor.

7.3 Searching Google For Resumes – Searching the needed resume from Google for the given requirement.

7.4 CBIZ:

Cbiz software is tool used to send bulk mails to the consultants, vendors etc. It is the fastest tool to send unlimited bulk mails.

Helps to send unlimited mails. Fastest mode of sending bulk mails. Can store more number of resumes. Helps to search needed resume easier.

WEB SITES: Green Card and other information about US visa - http://www.buzzle.com/articles/how-long-does-it-take-to-get-a-green-card.html

http://www.h1base.com/

8. RECRUITMENT RULE OF STAFFING COMPANY:

NOTE: (AM: Account Manager RM: Resource Manger Vendor: HCLEnd customers/ End Client: MCSD, Merck, Pfizer, Proquest, Symantec, etc.)

Important things to notify:

Once you get a requirement please spend at least 3-4 minutes on each of it Go through the requirement thoroughly and find out the right consultant for the right job Try to find out a consultant who is having strong skills, good attitude, ability to perform at any

environment, interest towards to the job, strong communication, geographical knowledge of the client, etc.

For a normal requirements (example .net, java, oracle) try to find a consultant from your own database/resource/vendors list.

Everyone having the access to get in to our own server and view our own saved profiles(Database) For a normal requirement do not source citizens, always submit H1b’s only It is advisable to work with the vendors with those we had an agreement before or with whom we

have a real confident Never reveal our end customers details to the vendors until get a confirmation from RM/AM If it is a unique/complicated requirement circulate it, in to your vendors list, post it in C2C, Dice,

Google (whatever it may be) and also try to avail from a references (friends/colleague, etc.) Never update the resume without the consultant knowledge/authorization and do not ask the

consultant to update its which one he does not have an experience on it Make sure that your submittal consultants h1b is holding by the vendor who is submitting to you Before submission get the NCA from the vendor and rate confirmation too Never submit the consultant without getting the confirmation from the vendor who is holding the

visa Is he/she open for the telephonic calls Is he/she ok for the time frame (Some customers take a long time to decide while other not do the

same) Is she/he has any pipeline

Screening: Initial technical/HR evaluation is mandatory before submission

Submission Time: Make sure that the consultant is really fit for the project Always submit the resume in a STAFFING COMPANY format Try to submit with the consultants full name and ensure that you have mentioned his/her contact

details on the submittal form Properties of the resume should be edited before submission References details should be mentioned AM/RM will not accept the personal references from friends/colleagues/vendors/ relatives etc References from Project manager/Team leader will be accept at any condition, but from the

director or MD will be question? References details should be in a professional manner. Do not provide the personal email address

of your references. Make sure to get an official email address of your references

H1b copy (I797), I94

1. Our preferred contract terms are C2C and W-2. If incase of 1099, you need to get an approval from Resource Manager

2. Relocation factor is important for any submission. You must have information from the candidate as to why he/she would like to relocate? You are expected to think on relocation consequences (for the candidate) beyond what you hear from them.

3. Availability of the candidate for the initial screening by preferred vendor–After your submission of a profile to Resource manager the minimum expectancy of candidate’s availability is 48hrs.

4. You have to work with the direct employers and no layers. At a later time if you find out that there is a layer in between then we have the right to work with the employers directly. For a critical position, you need to have the prior approval from Resource Manager before working with layers

5. Signed NCA should be in place before making submission to Resource Manager or Account Manager.

6. Initial technical/HR evaluation is mandatory before submission.

7. Current location and his/her interest to move to the new project location

8. H1 status and employer name

9. You need to be extra cautious with the independent (H1 transfer candidates) consultants who may work with multiple prospective employers. For Example. ABC consultant working with TCS or Satyam or HCL or Wipro may try to transfer their H1 with other vendor companies. THIS KIND OF CONSULTANTS ARE NOT OUR CHOICE BECOZ they will be working with various vendor companies without having any control. So we might lose the candidate after confirmation.

10. Communication and presentation skills are very important for any position

11. Two professional references with name, client name, title, phone and email

a. You need to do this for everyone. Always prefer American references with client email ids.

12. Before qualifying the resume for submission, you need to check on these things with the employer as well with the candidate

I. How long he/she has been out off the project?

a) You should not consider anyone who is out off the project for more than 4 weeks.

II. How many interviews that he/she has given in that particular week?

a) If he/she has given any client interview in the last two days or scheduled for an interview in the next 48 hrs. then they are not our choice. You should keep them only as back up.

III. Availability of the candidate

a) Check with your Resource Manager if they need to serve any notice period at the current place.

13. You should keep checking the availability of the candidate every day also you should request him/her and their employers to let us know if there is any development at their front.

14. Once you have the confirmed client interview schedule, you should issue the PDF copy of the Professional Services Agreement (Please ask your Resource Manager for the PSA) and you need to have the signed copy back in 24 hrs. Along with W9.

15. it’s not a good practice to log on to Dice or Monster for every requirement. It’s important that you have or develop your own network of dedicated suppliers. We Have a monthly limitation to access the contact information, so do not open any non-matching profiles.

16. Share your requirement with your co-recruiter in order to cut down the turnaround time and increase the chances of striking a deal.

17. Have a common database of Profiles and email ids of your network and share it with everyone. This potentially increases the number of closures and cuts down the turnaround time.

Submission Process

1. Do not CC to Account Manager while submitting to Resource Manager.

2. Fill the profile with the property details as Account Manager Name and contact details.

3. Always have the Full Name mentioned in the Profile (First Name, LAST NAME) with the contact details (home and mobile) including email id.

4. Ensure the duration of the projects does not have any over-lapping period and or mismatch of duration.

5. Format the resume (do not spend more than 10 minutes on this)

6. You should respond to every vendor with the feedback on the profiles that they have submitted. It’s very important that you should write to them with the proper reason even if you do not consider their candidate.

7. If you are working with a recruiter who is working from India, you have to have their US office contact information and title.

Interview/Selection Process

1. Before the client interview, you need to connect the candidate to the previously interviewed candidates.

2. You should call the candidate 10 minutes before the interview (for non-business hours interview, you should send them an email also encourage them to call us back if they did not get the interview call) to make sure that he/she is available and also to wish him/her to do the best

3. The candidate should call you back after 15 minutes past the interview time, if he/she did not get the interview call.

4. You should collect the interview questions and keep that in our records for future use also you need to have the name of the interviewer and project location

5. If he/she is selected in the interview, you should write to them (employer and candidate) with the result and also call them personally

6. You also need to get the copy of their itinerary (A planned route or journey or a travel document recording)

7. You should call them (employer and candidate) on the joining date to make sure that he/she is there at the customer site

8. If there is any delay on his/her reporting, you should have the first hand information from them and we should inform the client

9. You should provide the alternate contact information of the client if the candidate is struck at the front desk of the client site on his reporting date.

10. You should strictly inform the candidates that they are not supposed to discuss any non-technical issues with the client and such issues have to be discussed only with us.

11. You should fill the placement information form once you have a placement or the consultant started to work.

12. After joining the project, you should call them every two weeks to make sure that everything is going well with them. You are required to log in your call details with the date and name in an excel file and send that to your Resource Manager every month.

13. You should also provide an alternative contact at STAFFING COMPANY, if they can’t reach you. You can keep Resource Manager /Account Manager as an alternative contact.

14. You should work towards in getting H1 transfer referral from existing consultants.

9. REQUIREMENT

Requirement refers to the criteria of the position to be filled based on targeted keywords to find the potential candidate. When determining a requirement, there are a variety of questions that need to be asked:

Title Company Description Location

Rate Employment type work status Clearance Education

1. Job Title: Title refers to the designation or Identity of the candidate differentiating oneself from others working in the organization.

2. Company: Refers to Brief description of the organization- “Why the company is a good place to work”. We should not consider the resumes which are presently in the same company

3. Description: ---Refers to what the candidates actually are doing in this position. It provides a comprehensive description of the position i.e. their Responsibility, Role, Actual work.

4. Location: Refers to where exactly the job is in accordance to the city/state/All over USA or any relocation required.

5. Rate: Hr. rate/Yearly rate (sometimes look benefits also)

6. Employment type: Refers to whether the position is on full time / part time /per diem basis.

7. Work status: US citizen/GC/H1/EAD/TN visa

8. Clearance: Confidential/Secrete/Top/DoE/TS...

9. Education / Qualification: It is the Outline skills required for the position. Difference between the actual required qualifications and the “nice to have skills”. It includes

(a) Desired or minimum number years of experience,

(b) Any certifications needed,

(c) Soft skills like time management, organization skills, leadership, communications skills, willingness to travel, etc.) ,

(d) Any high school, AA, BS, MS, and PhD/Doctorate required.

SEARCH STRINGS

What is Search String?

Def.: The string of text you enter into the search box is known as a search string.

Here String in the sense Keywords that you are looking in Subject.

 What is Boolean searching?

A search for specific data. It implies that any condition can be searched for using the Boolean operators AND, OR and NOT. Most searches will return too many or too few records. It takes a long time to look at hundreds of records. By putting a little effort into constructing search strings (what you type into the search box) you can save a lot of time. The database can do a lot of work for you if you know how to add a little sophistication to your search strings.

To do this with databases you need to know about the Boolean system. By the use of a few simple linking words, called operators, you can make your searches much more precise.

For Example: Java and j2ee and (JSP or STRUTS or SERVLETS)

Here you get the document which have JAVA and J2ee and with any of these three skills (jsp, struts, servlets)

Narrowing Searches

In many instances, a search produces a results list that is far too long to skim for the information you seek. You can narrow down a search by combining search terms with the AND operator.

AND Operator

Ex: Technical writer with Documentation, Business Analysis, RoboHelp, Quark Express, Frame Maker, PageMaker, HTML exp

We can use

"Technical writer" and Documentation and "Business analysis" and Robohelp and "Quark express" and "Framemaker" and "HTML"

Broadening Searches

Sometimes a simple search produces a disappointing results list. The query may not locate any matching documents, the results list may be too short, or the documents in the results list may not contain the information you are looking for. In these instances, you may need to broaden your search in order to retrieve a more promising results list.

OR Operator

EX: Technical writer/ business analyst

We can use

("Technical writer" or "tech writer" or "tech-writer" or "technicalwriter" or "BA" or "Business analyst" or "business analysis")

These are the operators which we use to make the strings:

AND, OR, ( ),""

AND: The AND operator finds documents that match all terms in the query

OR: The OR operator finds pages that match at least one the terms in the query.

"": Which combines the two words

Ex: "visual basic"

( ): We use the brackets when we are looking for some combination of key words.

Ex: ("Visual basic" or VB)