Re: .Net Job in Chicago

I would only add that in my experience HR is usually more cautious than is
truly required. It is their job to be like this (better to err on the side
of caution).

Certainly (I cannot imagine it any other way) you can decide how much time,
effort, and money will invest in someone before they are hired. Ergo, it
seems reasonable to ask if the person will require sponsorship.

The point about not being allowed to ask if the candidate has a green card
is a good one as it could be argued that this question is only to determine
if the person is from the US or not (in a case of discrimination based on
nationality, which I think is protected but am not sure).

John

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Pete,
    I am going to respectfully disagree with you on that point only because
that is what I received as an update from our HR.  Perhaps someone else
could respond and break our tie.

"Brown, Peter" wrote:

> IIRC, you can ask about sponsorship, as you can indicate whether or
> not you want to sponsor people to work for you.
>
> Pete
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jeremy J. Thornton [mailto:[email protected]]
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> John,
>     HR is not allowed to ask if they have a "Green Card", but merely
> to ask if they are authorized to work in the U.S.  It would be in
> violation of federal law to inquire about sponsorship or card status.
> Hope this helps.
>
> John Andre wrote: