Editor’s Note

Organizations are thus increasingly looking outside the organization— and sometimes even outside the nation — for talent. This helps drive global mobility. While it does address the issue of skills gap, it requires today’s HR professionals to understand a variety of subjects, from immigration laws to skills shortages to cultural attitudes.

6 Months To Get Up To Speed? Not Anymore: Tips for effective onboarding

We know they will feel lost and unsure in the new physical environment so we show them around. There’s also the jargon and acronyms their new colleagues use with such ease, but to them feel like a foreign language. And the unknowns that can really trip them up, like the nuances of the company’s philosophy, customers and strategy that no one can really understand until they’ve been at the company a while.

Talent Acquisition Excellence Advertisers: January 2017

Themed Edition - Immigration And Global Mobility

Let’s start with skills gaps, which are particularly pronounced in STEM (science, technology, engineering and math) areas in the United States. Employee training and education is one proactive step organizations can take to begin to fill skills gaps, but training and education tend to take time. If the skills gap is immediate and creating impediments to organizational success, another solution is to look outside the organization—and sometimes even outside the nation—for talent. This helps drive global mobility.

Themed Edition - Vendors' List - Immigration and Mobility Vendors

-

Talent Acquisition Needs To Be More Data-Driven: HR needs to improve the recruiting process

The 2016 hiring manager study—conducted by Research Now on behalf of Visier—surveyed 200 hiring managers at companies with annual revenues of $1 billion or more across the United States. The hiring managers were asked about their views on the talent acquisition process at their organizations.

4 Common Problems When Managing Contingent Workers: Managing contingent labor efficiently

Experts even speculate that for some global companies, the contingent workforce may represent a higher percent of the total workforce than traditional employees. Whatever the reason for change, managing contingent labor has become strategic and imperative for many companies.

7 Paths To Better Recruitment Planning: You need a recruitment strategy for success

Recruitment should be something that includes every department in your organization. And just like you have a marketing strategy; you should have a recruitment strategy. Below are seven paths to building a better recruitment plan.

Immigration Under President Trump: What we know so far

Employers are analyzing their workforce to determine who could be impacted by this ban. Companies like Google are calling for all of their impacted employees to return to the US immediately. Employers and employees should contact their global mobility departments and immigration partners immediately for advice and counsel.

Global Restrictive Covenants In International Assignments: Why is it important

These clauses are typically enforced post termination, but this can be problematic for international assignments depending on the country where work is performed by the employee.There are several basic areas that restrictive covenants cover that deal primarily with protecting a company’s business interests: