It sounds cliche, but it’s true: Sunnyvale in Northern California does live up to its name, and it’s not just because of the temperate, sunny weather. Assignees, expatriates, and new relocators immediately feel welcome here because the overall atmosphere is bright and optimistic, which can...
Imagine having all the tools to create your own robot? Perhaps you know how you can make a VR headset, say, less conspicuous? What if you simply wanted to create, say, a simple solution for uncluttering your power outlets? Having all the tools within reach...
If you want to excel as a global mobility specialist, then you must master global mobility economics. While recruitment is vital to our role and our industry, we get so bogged down on it that we tend to neglect -- or even -- forget that...
One factor that is critical to your success as a global mobility specialist is matching your assignee with the right city or neighborhood. This alignment comes automatically when you choose your recruits for your company. Skills and corporate experience are not the only things you...
Oxford Economics’ recently published study on the “changing face” of the American workplace sent small but visible shockwaves through business organizations already hard-pressed to cope with economic and political shifts around them. One section that particularly got a lot of scrutiny was the impact of...
One vital factor that can lead to the success of your assignee working on foreign soil is that his temporary housing accommodations must feel like a second home. It doesn’t matter if he relocated by himself, or brought his family with him. His current digs...
Text & Photo: Cathy Heyne An international relocation strategy is part of every international company’s arsenal for attracting the best talent. But global HR executives often struggle to manage their global mobility programs, because doing so successfully is a bit like juggling perhaps one-too-many balls: one...
Los Gatos is famous mainly because it’s located in Santa Clara County, Northern California, the cradle of many tech companies. Its residents have seen the birth of giants, taking quiet pride as Netflix and Barracuda produced one groundbreaking product wonder after another. But the other...
Northern California is one of the busiest states in the U.S. where both Americans and expatriates want to work and live. As the cradle of innovation and the home of tech giants like Facebook and Google, startups and leading companies alike are drawing in talents...
They’re all phenomenally rich, world-famous, infinitely talented. Mark Zuckerberg, Clint Eastwood and John Lasseter all share one thing in common. They live in Northern California. Your talents or assignees may want to relocate here as well. Anywhere else and these famous could be mobbed, but NorCal...