If there is any one thing global mobility professionals look for that will make their assignees feel at home, it’s an environment that nurtures diversity and provides a welcome mat to various cultures, races, and creeds. The reason is obvious: a foreign national relocating to a...
Not all neighbors are the kind you’d want to live nearby your assignee -- or yourself, for that matter. That’s why friendly, kind, warm, and helpful neighborhoods where the residents still take time to greet you and ask how your day has been are still...
Good health means a productive, happy assignee whose performance contributes to the financial well-being of his company. A perpetually ill or physically weak assignee, however, can lead to non-performance on the job, frequent tardiness and absences, all of which siphon off valuable input and completed...
Your assignee may have been recruited from another state, and not another country. Still, there are important things you should remember once you start the process of actually relocating him from one region to another. These things go well beyond telling your assignee about the...
Guiding assignees to make a great career move is one thing, but making them feel at home in a new country is another. But as a global mobility professional, you can give him the best of both worlds. The assignee’s new accommodations cannot just be a...
Homesickness is one of the challenges foreign assignees face upon relocation to their new workplace, and acceptance in a culturally diverse society is one of the best support systems that a global mobility professional can rely on to help provide a solution. An Asian, European, and...
Cultural openness and sensitivity are crucial to your success as a global mobility professional. The assignee you move from his country to the US must be able to trust and communicate with you, and this can happen only if you show him that you are...
Any relocation for work, whether its Silicon Valley or other cities, can be a major adjustment for anyone, local or foreigner. Pressure can intensify if the assignee brings his spouse and children with him. At first glance, it seems like an ideal solution: the assignee...
Corporate housing that meets the expectations of the tech workforce in Silicon Valley is par for the course. What concerns many now is how they can even enjoy their life, relationships and home, as many of them take home six figures. A recent millennial graduate...
Reading about the weather and the different seasons that happen in a different country is one thing; dealing with them everyday is another. Fortunately, Silicon Valley has an agreeable weather that hovers between 50-degree and 80-degree Fahrenheit the whole year-round. Still, global mobility professionals would do...