How does one segment with accuracy when it comes to hiring talents? One can be armed with extensive employee data on skills, education and background -- and yet still find it hard to find the right candidates. Predictive analytics can help global mobility teams streamline...
What is onboarding? Sometimes confused with orientation, onboarding is an exhaustive process involving management and other employees that can last up to 12 months. It’s part of the lifecycle of transferring talents and the reality of the global mobility world. Onboarding is important as a Gallup...
Massive hiring is getting more automated, and this is a trend that will soon become the norm for global mobility managers. Think about it: hiring for the long-term has always been a valued practice in the industry, while hiring and screening individuals on specific projects...
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...
A wise man once said, “When you cannot measure, you cannot know.” To which highly respected management leader Peter Drucker expands on, saying, “What you cannot measure, you cannot manage.” Metrics and the tools to accurately determine the effectiveness of programs and the standard of...