Global mobility specialists who are relocating assignees to either Silicon Valley and/or the San Francisco Bay Area might have to make the effort to distinguish the two. While these new workers who are foreign nationals would already have done their research after signing their contracts, chances...
After years of recruiting the cream of the crop from various countries, global mobility specialists will have acquired a thorough and working knowledge of what finally influences these gifted foreign talents to sign the dotted line. They know the kind of compensation packages that will attract...
The current administration might be on a roll to reduce the number of immigrant workers coming into the United States, but one thing it cannot stop is the rise of bilingualism, because it’s tied to a company’s goal. Businesses and their owners are grappling with...
Today’s hardworking assignee may be more of tomorrow’s minimum “six-months-in-your-office” employee---although he will be called an “international commuter” instead. That is one trend forecasted by the Accounting Global Network that will soon be part of a global movement that is seeing more and more employees...
When hiring talent, there’s a long list of qualifications that a global mobility manager relies on, aside from the job interview. If the talent meets all of them, well and good. If he turns out to be, say, a narcissist, not so good. It doesn’t...
Global mobility specialists like yourself are trained to observe what is acceptable in one culture and what is prohibited in another. Business etiquette, sign language, and gift-giving traditions fall under this category. It is important to distinguish how each culture treats these behavior patterns separately,...
What can we expect from a more revitalized San Mateo in Northern California? Recent developments led by its city council have been promising, which in turn has kept the residents engaged and interested. While this turn of events might take years before completion, it would...
You have done your homework and believe you are more than prepared to handle an expatriate assignment. After all, you have prepared your own assignees more than a dozen times before you relocated them to their new country of employment. More than that, you have...
Why is a diverse team so crucial in many businesses? Even the most experienced global mobility specialist will harp on the challenges he or she faces in handling a diverse team, but that’s the good part about the job. You also play a role in...
San Francisco once again has made the number one spot in AT Kearney’s list of the top global cities that continuously attract talent and investments. As reported by the Business Insider, it has zoomed past other prime contenders like New York City, Paris, London, and...