Archive for the ‘Transition’ Category

Providing Resources to Single Transferees

Providing Resources to Single Transferees
When selecting benefits for relocating employees, corporations often forget about singles or new graduates. Because singles are moving alone to an unfamiliar community, offering acclimation services gives the employee options, both professionally and personally, in getting to know the area and its people....
February 3rd, 2012 | Feature, Transition | Read More

The New Year Brings New Benefits

The New Year Brings New Benefits
As a new year unfolds, many companies are changing their insurance plans, which can sometimes bring complications to employees. Being aware of these obstacles is the first step in resolving them. In speaking with transition coaches from Vandover, who talk about these issues with their participants, the...
January 24th, 2012 | Feature, Transition | Read More

Children are Important, Too: Keeping Families in Mind During Relocations

Children are Important, Too: Keeping Families in Mind During Relocations
Picture this: one of your employees accepted a relocation a year and a half ago, and now you need them to relocate a second time. After long consideration, they eventually turn it down. The reason? Their children aren’t ready for another relocation. Now, you must find another employee to fill the position. According...
December 2nd, 2011 | Feature, Transition | Read More

Increased Demand for Split-Family Support

Increased Demand for Split-Family Support
Discussion about strategically aligning mobility with talent management is an important, ongoing conversation. However, critical attention is being brought to the other end of the pendulum – assignment logistics. Recent extraordinary relocation trends are calling for quick, clever planning and are...
September 27th, 2011 | Feature, Transition | Read More

Successful Relocations Often Depend on a Happy Spouse/Partner

Successful Relocations Often Depend on a Happy Spouse/Partner
Family matters a lot when it comes to relocation success. In fact, the 2010 Global Relocation Trends Survey from Brookfield Global Relocation Services found that spouse dissatisfaction was the most common reason for relocation failure. Let’s face it – a relocating employee is only half the equation...
April 21st, 2011 | Feature, Transition | Read More