An Introduction To PERM Recruitment

UNDERSTANDING THE PERM RECRUITMENT PROCESS IS THE FIRST STEP IN ENSURING A STREAMLINED EXPERIENCE FOR FOREIGN TALENT

Employers are increasingly using green card sponsorship to attract and retain high-skilled foreign talent at their organizations. Depending on the employment-based permanent residency strategy and foreign national qualifications, employers may first need to proceed through the PERM labor certification process.

There are several steps to this process, and this blog post will provide a high-level overview of PERM recruitment and how employers can best navigate it.

THE INS AND OUTS OF THE PERM RECRUITMENT PROCESS

What is a green card?

Before diving into PERM, it's helpful to first understand green cards. Foreign nationals who obtain a green card are known as lawful permanent residents (LPRs). Once this status is achieved, they can live and work in the U.S. on a permanent basis.