Global mobility managers may not be aware of it, but they do have an advantage over some recruiters. It’s their secret weapon in winning the war for high-quality talent: their global mobility programs. Given the correct strategy and effective implementation, they can motivate those candidates...
Data is the currency of the future and those who can master the way data is managed are going to be the power-brokers. Still, there are apprehensions in terms of the way data can be managed or secured. Business2Community reports that 60 percent of companies...
Is long-term planning still relevant and useful to businesses who constantly find themselves adapting to sudden change? Why spend time and effort crafting a five-year strategy, for example, when the next disruption in the economy just might lay that to waste? Sam Keller’s blog raises these...
(First of a series) “What’s the best company in the San Francisco Bay Area that I should work for, or at least aim to enter?” That’s one question global mobility managers often hear from eager foreign nationals or assignees who want to make a huge professional mark...
When the current administration signed the new tax law in December of 2017, it also unleashed mixed sentiments among individual and corporate taxpayers. Struggling what to make of it, they asked, Will the new tax law increase their paycheck or revenues, or hinder them? To...
A growing body of research points to the positive effects of studying and working abroad. A few years ago, a study led by William Maddux of INSEAD came to the conclusion that MBA international students experienced “multicultural engagement” that led to a more “integratively complex”...
When global mobility managers recruit expats, what else do they think about? The families and kids they’re bringing with them in Northern California--and how these kids are going to adjust to their new environment. It’d be easy to think kids will find some solace and...
Could a robot do the recruiting for you? If you’re a global mobility manager, should you be afraid of artificial intelligence? In Linkedin’s Global Recruiting Trends 2018 study, only 4 percent showed concern that AI will take away their jobs--rightfully so. Instead of eliminating talent acquisition management,...
Global mobility managers will be happy to learn that, while many industries fret about unemployment and professional instability, they will not be out of a job any time soon. In fact, their market value is about to increase and their services will become more needed....
Relocating or just plain moving house can be quite stressful, but that’s only because we don’t allow ourselves enough time to strategize our move. Most of the time, we’re rushing. What if your assignee actually had 9 months to prepare? If that’s not possible, what...