16 Jan Female Expats are Empowered But Need Each Other More

Posted at 01:02h in Corporate Culture & Training, Corporate Housing, Female Expats, San Francisco by Ray [social_share]

About 71 percent of millennial women are eager to be assigned to foreign posts   The number of women who have been recruited for expatriate assignments have grown by almost 800 percent for the past 37 years. Women have come a long way indeed. Only three percent...

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11 Jan Lighten Up! These Smart Games Can Help Motivate Your Assignees

Posted at 15:35h in Corporate Culture & Training, Northern California, Virtual Reality by Ray [social_share]

Would you believe more creative-driven offices are actually encouraging their staff to play video games to spur their artistic and design juices? The age-old practice of prohibiting employees from whacking virtual monsters or exploring the underworld in video games is turning on its head. Human...

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08 Jan Prepping Up for Global Realities in Mobility

Posted at 16:10h in Business Travel, Global Mobility, Housing Tips, Immigration, Recruitment by Ray [social_share]

Many world events in 2016 caught companies and their global recruiting and mobility managers by total surprise. Response time was slow and uncertain, as some took a “wait-and-see” approach while others tried to make sense of the situation in order to plan more productively for...

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04 Jan Centralization, Transparency to Define Global Mobility Industry

Posted at 20:36h in Corporate Culture & Training, Corporate Housing, Global Mobility, Recruitment, San Francisco by Ray [social_share]

  Two distinct trends will soon characterize the dynamics and decision-making in global mobility: centralization and transparency. With constant change happening in the world’s economies and political systems, coupled with the exponential development of technology, the players in the business landscape are learning how to be...

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27 Dec What Global Mobility Specialists Need to Do with Limited Recruitment Budgets

Posted at 18:49h in Corporate Housing, Global Mobility, Northern California, Recruitment, Relocating, San Francisco by Ray [social_share]

  Global mobility specialists, as well as their superiors, tend to think of themselves as very flexible professionals who adapt to a constantly changing environment. Cultural differences, sudden swings in foreign governments’ policies, and economic catalysts that witness the closure of many companies - all these...

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20 Dec Neighborhood Tips That Will Make New Assignees Feel at Home

Posted at 15:55h in Corporate Culture & Training, Corporate Housing, Housing Tips, Relocating by Ray [social_share]

Getting the assignee comfortably settled in his new accommodations in his new country (if relocating from abroad) or city (if relocating domestically) of work is half the battle won for the global mobility specialist, who must also see to it that he works productively and...

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14 Dec Assignees, All Foreign Workers:  Beware of These Travel Scams!

Posted at 20:00h in Corporate Culture & Training, Corporate Housing, Global Mobility, Housing Tips, San Francisco by Ray [social_share]

There just might be a scam around the corner. Unfortunately, that holds true for almost every country or region in the world, even though most parts are as warm, sunny, and friendly as the cities in Northern California. Global mobility specialists who are used to...

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13 Dec How Global Mobility Specialists Can Help Protect Health, Safety of Assignees   

Posted at 20:23h in Corporate Culture & Training, Corporate Housing, Global Mobility, Housing Tips, Northern California, San Francisco by Ray [social_share]

After he has signed the deal and agreed to come onboard, three important things will probably keep your assignee up at night, until you have answered them to his satisfaction. His compensation package and the pay he gets after taxes make the top of the...

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08 Dec What To Expect Under a Trump Presidency When It Comes To Recruitment, Taxation and Immigration of Talents

Posted at 15:24h in Corporate Culture & Training, Corporate Housing, Global Mobility, Immigration, Northern California, Recruitment by Ray [social_share]

The victory of president-elect Donald Trump stunned all sides of the political spectrum not only in the United States but globally as well. As a result, many in the electorate are now grappling to imagine the U.S. under his governance. Global mobility specialists in particular...

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13 Nov Who Knew?! Your Hires are Happier if You Keep Them Moving

Posted at 18:22h in Corporate Culture & Training, Corporate Housing, Furnished Apartment, Global Mobility, Relocating by Ray [social_share]

Are we all creatures of comfort? Well, global mobility specialists are finding out that it’s ok for many of talents or hires to move around if they are already used to traveling and relocating. Rotational assignments are losing their former “bad rep” as it has...

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