Being a power user on LinkedIn for most of the last 20 years, I have seen ups and downs with the platform. While I did not really like LinkedIn in the early days of my business, it became my best replacement for the collection of business cards and Rolodex I would have used in the olden days (and now I sound like my grandmother). While I don’t do phone calls anymore, and nobody seems to call anyone these days spontaneously, I have noticed a shift in my excitement about being on LinkedIn in January. I think it was mainly an algorithm change, but the current content doesn’t excite me anymore. I also changed my security settings to be a more […]

Global Mobility Managers are increasingly involved in recruiting international talent. This makes a lot of sense when you consider that we have the knowledge and skills to deal with most of the challenges that hiring people from other countries brings. However, since we are not officially responsible in most organizations, we don’t get the necessary resources to handle recruiting professionally. Hence, we can consult but not support. So, dear recruiters, I hope this is helpful. The Search for the Right International Talent “Lifestyle Expats” are an essential factor in today’s global force, and the actual circumstances suggest that the phenomenon is on the rise (Habti & Elo, 2019). Thanks to technological changes, such as online recruiting, the labor market has […]