Global mobility managers usually hire assignees for the long-term, a contract lasting at least a couple of years which will have the foreign national work like an employee of the organization in practically all aspects. But, according to Human Resources Online, one emerging trend in...
What’s the best way for global mobility managers to understand the mind of a job seeker if not to put themselves in their shoes?! This way, one can figure out what makes them accept or reject an offer, right? That’s easier said than done, of...
Part 1 of 2 Global mobility always buzzes with new concepts and obscure acronyms that have become understandably confusing to some recruiters and companies, especially to people who may be just getting to know this industry, an effect of globalization that corporate housing providers like California...
Lateral move of any kind has always been perceived as an indirect demotion. A study by Mercer even indicates that 14 percent of the employees surveyed regard lateral transfers as an impediment to or a slowdown of one’s career. Nowadays, this process of shifting an employee...
Corporate travel has never been more emboldened as it is now by today’s consumer travel tools and technologies. More people are taking their commercial ambitions on a global scale, even challenging mindsets about how their wandering ways are tied to the combo of work and...
How much has mobility become the critical lever for mobility growth? It turns out mobility has shown significant organizational growth (53 percent), cost management (19 percent) and talent development (13 percent). In the latest report by Sirva’s annual report, they are ranked as the top...
Global mobility managers wear many hats when recruiting talents. There are various administration tasks they must do, because no global mobility professional can do it alone. They have partners. They are called MVPs or Most Valuable Partners (MVPs) in the global mobility world. MVPs are those...
One of our blogs discussed why global mobility managers, like human resource managers, should think like marketers. Employer branding is a powerful tool in their arsenal that can entice even hard-to-woo candidates to sign up, or at least consider what they have to offer. The...
The way recruiters think global mobility as a small part of its hiring process is different from the way companies perceive it, but there's one thing they agree on: Whether a company has to move operations to get the right talents or have the talents relocate...
Many companies may perceive a mobility manager’s job to be limited to recruitment, but this profession goes beyond that. This job also covers HR management, tax, employment law, expatriate remuneration, vendor management, project management, as well as interpersonal and intercultural skills. It is important to note...