In the anthology film, “Paris Je T’’aime,” the last film, “14e arrondissement” takes only six minutes to tell us the heart-breaking story of an American who finds herself enjoying another culture other than her own--that of Paris, France. She drinks, dines and takes in all...
There was a time when human resources managed all the hiring processes, but the complexities of global mobility lately has made even procurement make their own adjustments. Now it’s not unusual to find both divisions working together to hire the best global talents out there....
Mobility is rapidly evolving that a term called purpose-based assignments is nothing new anymore to HR-turned-global-mobility specialists. And if you’re new to this and wondering why there’s the word “global” seemingly attached to mobility specialists all the time, it’s because the world is flat, thanks...
Once deemed a low-volume activity, international assignments have certainly peaked with many global mobility professionals these days constantly on their toes, making sure the talents they recruit are well taken care of in a business environment that has become increasingly global. Growth areas like the BRIC...
Technology helps global mobility specialists deploy talents, but how does one use it? Let us count the ways by which Pwc has done it over the years. It also boils down to being cost efficient as possible. It’s what the firm calls future-proofing your mobility...
By Dennis Clemente Not too long ago, multinationals run global offices like nobody else’s business. They hired people from every corner of the world, if they were not setting up shop at least. Then the new tech economy happened and introduced many new players, all eager...
It’s been nearly a year since millennial travel professionals converged at the Onyx Room at the Park Hyatt New York to talk about the future of travel. It was the inaugural Young Travel Professionals Future Travel Lab conference and the topic was the future of...
What do assignees (eg. staff being relocated) like to have in their corporate apartments but were afraid or, say, just too polite to ask their employers? It so happens that there are still assignees out there who are not comfortable making demands for their corporate housing...
Do most employers still pay for relocation? There used to be a time when the question seemed ludicrous. Whether the move was local or international, it was not a concern, because it seemed the response was fairly automatic: relocation expenses were shouldered by companies, especially if...
What do expatriates like to change or add to their assignments? A resounding call for flexibility and customization permeated the recent survey conducted by Cigna Global Health Benefit and the National Foreign Trade Council on global mobility trends. A total of 2,700 expats working in...