Study: Expats Love their Work, Report Better Job Satisfaction
In a study compiled by global insurer MetLife, “US Employee Benefits Trendy Study,” globally mobile employees are more than twice as likely as their non-expat...
19 September, 2019
Checklist for Expats to Prepare their Children for Private or Public School
A child's education can be a make-or-break issue for someone coming to the United States from abroad. Or these professionals may just look elsewhere. They...
17 September, 2019
Hiring for Culture Fit Needs a Yardstick or Face Bad Hiring Decisions
Foreign talents, be forewarned. When a global mobility manager or company mentions culture fit as one of its corporate policies for hiring a candidate, run...
14 September, 2019
It Can Be Tricky, So Know What Medications to Bring During Business Trips
Bringing medication during business trips, especially overseas, is a highly personal matter that cannot be ignored or taken for granted. Because what may be a...
11 September, 2019
Planning a Move? How the Best Move of Your MidCareer Change is to Be an Intern
What does it feel like to be an intern at 30? Journalist Elizabeth Sergen painted a vivid picture of it for Fast Company -- and...
09 September, 2019
Expats from Eastern Cultures Adapt Well to Silicon Valley’s Work Culture
How does understanding Western and Eastern cultures work in the corporate setting and global mobility? In an interview with HumanResources, Sara Cheng, CEO of Fuji...
03 September, 2019
What Women with Children Face when Accepting an International Assignment
What if your expat hire got pregnant while on assignment? In her memoir, “Women’s Work: A Reckoning With Work and Home,” former foreign correspondent Megan...
31 August, 2019
Air Travel Rights and Negotiating Tips for Expats, Business Travelers
Flight delays and cancellations are the bane of expats and business travelers. In most cases, one just feels helpless but it doesn’t have to be...
30 August, 2019
Foreign Talents: Are You with OK with Local-Plus Hiring? Same Salary yet Perks-Driven
The traditional expatriate package is becoming more expensive for organizations to shoulder. Yet paying an assignee or an employee relocating to another country the local...
28 August, 2019
3 Metrics That Global Mobility Managers Should Track
Global mobility metrics should always be a major concern of global mobility managers. Come performance assessment time and department budget hearings, the company executives will...
26 August, 2019
San Francisco: Innovation is Followed by a Creative Economy
We have all heard of the knowledge economy, the digital age, and the fourth Industrial Revolution. These terms describe and define the era we live...
22 August, 2019
How a Reading Club and Meetups Can Help Upskill Your Talents
Want to nurture your future leaders, but your company or department is short when it comes to cash and training resources? One inexpensive, efficient, and...
19 August, 2019