24 Nov

Posted at 16:54h in Corporate Culture & Training, Corporate Housing, Expat, Global Mobility, Northern California, Work from Home, Work Life by

The coronavirus has put an unprecedented strain on executives and their staff, according to the latest CEO Benchmarking Report of The Predictive Index. It measures behavioral drives (Dominance, Extraversion, Patience and Formality) as well as cognitive ability. But the study also offers an opportunity and challenge...

17 Nov

Posted at 16:41h in Corporate Culture & Training, Global Mobility, Northern California, return to work, San Francisco, San Jose by

With vaccinations happening all around the country, how does Google and other tech companies see their employees coming back to work?  CEO Sundar Pichai may have it all figured out. Google had plans to bring back employees in July 2021 but Pichai extended work-from-home privileges to...

29 Oct

Posted at 02:18h in Expat, Female Expats, Global Mobility, Immigration, Job Prospects, Northern California by

With COVID-19 wrecking havoc worldwide, it won’t be surprising to see affluent countries dangle big research money and great job opportunities for scientists and medical professionals, especially the brightest ones in their fields of expertise. It remains to be seen, though, if immigration policies will...

14 Oct

Posted at 21:18h in Corporate Culture & Training, Corporate Housing, Global Mobility, Northern California, Return to work, San Francisco, San Jose by

Many of the largest tech firms in the San Francisco Bay Area have decided to have their employees work from home indefinitely due to the Covid-19 pandemic. Microsoft implemented a standard where most employees, whose roles don’t require them to be onsite, are working half...