A new perspective on mobility professionals: The role of risk management

From a company’s perspective, the relocation of an employee to another country for a longer period of time sounds quite manageable. However, operating globally and moving multiple employees to different destinations for different time periods becomes a much more complex matter. This complexity is reflected in an ever increasing number of service providers that give rise to a new breed of service professional called mobility professionals.

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The latest trends of the global labour market: Highlights of a large-scale survey

From the employer standpoint, the globalization of labour markets inevitably leads to the need to recruit internationally. In the past few years people have become more willing to relocate for their jobs and companies are more interested in hiring international staff than ever before. However, what remains unclear is how to find the right candidates and match them with the right organizations? The Global Talent Mobility Survey aims on answering international recruitment related questions.

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Top management in global companies: To relocate or not to relocate, that is the question

Let’s assume a business headquartered in a European country. Following market internationalization the company expanded to the US and set up subsidiaries there. In the following years, the US operations grow and the business focus increasingly shifts from Europe to the US, creating a bigger need for being close to major customers and stakeholders that now reside in the US. Given this scenario, what could be done?

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