Mandating that contractors hire locally means residents can work closer to home, spending less time traveling to and from their jobs.
[2] The City and County of San Francisco Board of Supervisors passed the strongest local hiring ordinance in the United States on December 14, 2010.
The local hire requirement replaced a previous goal-based approach that had proved ineffective, with only 20% of hours on city project being worked by San Francisco residents in the period July 2009 to late 2010.
[4] Oftentimes, companies will set up a stand at a local university to make themselves for accessible to the community and easier to have a face-to-face meeting to determine the right candidate.
The United States Office of Personnel Management says, "Swag items are commonly distributed to all employees or participants at a particular event for the sole purpose of promoting or advertising the agency or organization.