15 Aug The Relocation Package to Keep in Mind for Domestic Moves
In recent years, a considerable number of Americans relocating elsewhere for job opportunities has been observed. Move.org shares that in its 2021 research, more than 7 million American workers opted to relocate locally for job purposes. While the Year 2021 yielded the lowest percentage of...
15 Jun Relocation Guide: Who Shoulders Costs; Who does the Heavy Lifting
If your talent is thinking of moving to northern California, it’s common knowledge that some companies will usually shoulder some of relocation expenses. But there’s a difference lately. A lot more planning and preparation has come into play. Employees are spending more time educating themselves...
20 May Study: Diversity, Inclusion are Part of Some Office Policies, Just Not Set in Motion
When it comes to jobs and businesses, the COVID-19 lockdown is reportedly impacting women and ethnic minorities more than anyone else. It doesn’t help that minorities are also victims of discrimination. In April, Techcrunch reported that unemployment was up by 15.5% among women, 2.5% higher...
31 Dec When it’s Important to Offer Location Allowances to Assignees
One man’s paradise is another’s compromised one. One can say the same thing about working abroad. ECA International, a provider of international assignment management solutions, offers location allowances to encourage professionals to take “undesirable” international assignments, undesirable being a relative word, of course. Still, global...
03 Sep Expats from Eastern Cultures Adapt Well to Silicon Valley’s Work Culture
How does understanding Western and Eastern cultures work in the corporate setting and global mobility? In an interview with HumanResources, Sara Cheng, CEO of Fuji Xerox Singapore, delved deeper by comparing the differences between the two cultures: “Asian culture is more command and control, top-down...
10 Jul Global Mobility Managers, Talents: Displaying Intelligence Without Being Boastful
What do the Japanese and Americans have in common? In general, both don’t like to appear know-it-alls. But there’s a difference, of course. The Japanese rely on teamwork and consensus. Americans appear only hesitant to display their intelligence for a moment but over time, know...
18 Feb Talents Need Skills of Tomorrow or Face Obsolescence When AI Takes Off
If your job can be easily explained, it can be automated. That’s Anders Sandberg of Oxford’s Future of Humanity Institute talking about artificial intelligence, which is accelerating the demise of some skills. The quote comes from the New Yorker piece, “Are Robots Competing for Your Job,”...
06 Feb How Knowledge Transfer in Reverse Works for US Companies
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...