COMPLETE INTAKE QUESTIONNAIRES

2 to 3 weeks

Carefully define job title and minimum requirements to include all minimum qualified employees and potential applicants.

ETA 9141

10 weeks

Prevailing wage request submit to issued.

RECRUITMENT

A. State job bank order: 32 days

B. Notice to Employees wall posting at worksite: 10 consecutive business days

C. Sunday newspaper ads: 2 Sundays

QUIET PERIOD

30 days prior to the filing date

(PERM cannot be filed until 30 days after all but one optional recruitment concluded)

FILE PERM WITH US DEPARTMENT OF LABOR

Times vary from 3-9 months

(Must be filed within 180 days of earliest recruitment)

Optional forms of recruitment – for professional occupation, at least 3 of the following 10 acceptable forms of recruitment:

Forms of Recruitment Times
Job Fair One time
On-campus recruiting One time
Employer website 7-30 Days
Trade/professional org One time
Job search website (other than employer’s) 7-30 days
Private recruitment firm One contract
Employee referral program Policy
Campus placement office Confirmation letter
Local/ethnic paper One time: midweek
Radio or TV ads One time

*NOTE:

If PERM is audited prior to adjudication, employee, employer and attorney sign the form and submit paper audit file to DOL for review, adding 6 to 12 months to processing time and increasing likelihood of denial.