Perhaps one of the most overused words in the English lexicon is the term “world-class.” It generally describes an individual, an act, a trait, and an organization (among others) that is apparently at par with the rest of the world. It can hold its own...
Last September 11, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) suspended premium processing for H-1B visas until February 19, 2019. For those who are not yet familiar with H-1B visas, they are granted to highly skilled foreign workers. Most of the time, Silicon Valley...
Conclusion (Two of a series) In a previous post, “How to Understand the Lifecycle of an International Assignment,” California Corporate Housing followed “Anna Signee” in her pre-assignment stage, from recruitment and selection to the preparation for Anna and her family’s relocation to China. In this blog,...
Part 1 of 2 pieces How much do you really know about global mobility? How does a company decide to send an employee to work in another country? How does one coordinate the lifecycle of an international assignment? In an age of increasing global mobility with...
Who actually recommends the company they work for to a friend? It turns out it’s common in the San Francisco Bay Area. In Northern California, it’s normal for friends to recommend their friends to their employers. This is because they also get an incentive or...
If the San Francisco Bay Area were a country, it would be the 19th largest economy in the world, according to a new report. This is not surprising, considering it is home to the biggest tech giants in the world -- Apple, Amazon, Facebook, Google...