Global mobility managers need to prepare themselves for talent shortage as the US unemployment rate fell to 3.6 percent in April from 3.8 percent in the previous month-- the lowest jobless rate since December 1969. Plus Relocation enumerated the following challenges for recruiters as talent management...
Is there a way to rethink the narrative, “There’s no place like home? In the 21st century, it seems the growing number of business travelers and expats have redefined the concept of home. When people say home is where the heart is, it could conceivably...
Global mobility is entering the era of the increasingly important employee experience. Today more than ever, there’s been a greater need to offer a more human-centered approach to workplaces. Startups have matured along with their employees whose idea of a 9-to-5er has drastically changed. In...
If a company like Dell succeeds in streamlining its global mobility processes, practitioners and other players in the industry cannot help but sit up and take notice. As TalentCulture explains it, the transformation that the organization went through was complex and far from the usual. To...
In this fast-changing world characterized by disruption and unpredictability, global mobility managers and their human resource colleagues have a secret weapon. One they can harness to their utmost advantage, if only they can stop being afraid of it: namely, predictive analytics. Discard that initial discomfort with...
In a recent Korn Ferry survey of professionals, 96 percent of respondents said real-time feedback and ongoing performance discussions with their bosses are more effective than an annual review. As such, even if the employee does not have a long tenure, ongoing feedback will help...
Moving or relocating can be too laborious and stressful a process, because it ticks off a trifecta of issues -- the physical, emotional and financial. There’s the arduous task of packing one’s belongings. It is hard to lift and carry heavy household items and to...
California was voted the Most Innovative Economy in America yet again. Every year, it garners the distinction from various research companies and media outlets. This time, Bloomberg accorded that distinction. USA Today did it in 2017 along with firms like AT Kearney. Question is, why...
Do travel perks apply to international assignees that have to stay put in their assigned work location? It’s like an oxymoron, but the question is certainly worth the scrutiny, if one considers how travel rewards are one incentive that can help in the retention of...
Every C-suite executive and manager -- especially if they belong to the human resource sector -- will always agree that talent development should be among the company’s top priority. Upskilling is non-negotiable, particularly if the organization and its personnel want to survive, let alone beat the...