Most global mobility professionals know how much biomedical researchers, scientists, technicians, and other workers are fast being needed in California where the quest for medical discoveries has created a growing industry hub. As of 2013, the California Healthcare Institute has pegged the entire workforce in the...
How do global mobility specialists deal with housing when it happens simultaneously? And when we talk about simultaneous here, we’re not talking 1 or 2 people but 100 to 200 people. It’s not a dare, mind you. For that number of assignees moving in, you’ll...
Is there really a way for global mobility specialists to save money when you have incoming and move-in transferees and you want only the best for them? That is, you found them a great job, but you know that for them to keep liking that...
When your international assignee tells you the information they found online (read: Google) about housing varies from your claims (misread as: pricey), what do you do? Right at bat, it’s imperative that you point out how online rates differ when it comes to housing expatriates....
How does one handle cost-of-living allowance (COLA) or goods and services differential when policies can vary from one company to another? For global mobility professionals already swamped with recruitment work, getting an audit and advisory firm can help you wade through the complexity of it...
Moving to the United States from another country may just be a great career move, but what if doubt creeps up on your assignee -- and he realizes he misses home, even if his family is joining in a year or two, as you promised? It’s...