Office of Human Resources - Diversity

Search process requirements

START THE LABOR
CERTIFICATION PROCESS
Departments must submit
a written request to
the International Programs
Office to start the labor
certification process. 

INFO/ASSISTANCE
IPO
480.965.5965

To obtain permanent residency for non-teaching or primarily research faculty and for all academic professional positions, ASU must demonstrate that it has conducted recruitment that meets Arizona Department of Economic Security and U.S. Department of Labor requirements. Search process requirements are:

  1. Obtain a letter of resignation from the non-citizen employee with a resignation date that is after the recruitment is concluded.
  2. Open the position for recruitment through standard ASU procedures
    (ACD 505-04); the position must be open for a minimum of 30 days
  3. Advertise through Arizona Department of Economic Security  to obtain a job order
    (consult with IPO and/or the Office of Diversity for this process)
  4. Advertise the position on two different Sundays in a newspaper with general circulation—such as the Arizona Republic or the East Valley Tribune.
    NOTE: One Sunday ad may be replaced by a print ad in a discipline-appropriate professional journal
  5. Advertise through any three of the following recruitment sources:
    college/department website,
    non-ASU website (e.g. HigherEdJobs.com – Human Resources can place ads here),
    campus placement office
    (e.g. ASU Career Services; Office of Diversity will assist in posting positions through this resource),
    professional organization newsletter,
    ad in local and ethnic newspapers such as the Arizona Informant or La Voz, or
    radio/TV commercial
  6. All ads must include the complete position announcement, i.e. title/rank, duties, required/desired qualifications, application deadline, application process
  7. Application for the labor certification must be made within 180 days of the publication of the first ad and at least 30 days after the last ad appears.

NOTE:  If a U.S. citizen applies for the position and meets the required qualifications advertised, there is no point in proceeding with the application for a labor certification; DES/Department of Labor is extremely unlike to approve the application.