You know the problem — the places in the U.S. that are the most affordable to live in don’t usually have the kind of job opportunities that … Read more
Glassdoor Survey: Culture May Be the Secret Sauce That Makes Candidates Move for a Job
I know this from personal experience: It’s never an easy decision to pick up and move somewhere for a job. But as a new research study from Glassdoor … Read more
The Impact of the Tax Changes on Relocation
A lot has been said, and debated, about the changes to the tax code for 2018, both as they affect individuals and corporations. What we’ve heard less … Read more
How to Use Data-Enabled Relocations to Compete for Talent
There has been a lot of focus on big data and the importance of using it to power a more efficient relocation program. However, what we lack are practical … Read more
A Pennsylvania Town Is Creatively Selling Itself to Recruits In Ways Cities 10 Times the Size Are Not
Add a new name to that list of locales — I’m talking about Minneapolis, Nashville, Austin, Detroit, even the Yukon, to name just a sampling … Read more
The Silicon Prairie is a Haven for Tech Workers – Recruiters Just Need to Get Them There
Luring tech talent to the heart of the U.S. — the Silicon Prairie — requires companies and recruiters rid candidates of the mindset that … Read more
New Site Touts Beaches, Music, and Yes, Weather, in … Minneapolis
“Start looking at the reality. It’s much better!” That’s what a new website says of the weather in Minnesota. The site, developed … Read more
The Peculiar Similarities and Differences Between Los Angeles and San Francisco
Northern and Southern California are about 6 1/2 hours away from each other by car, but in many other respects, worlds away. Felicia Moghadam, founder of … Read more
Few APAC Professionals Changing Jobs, but Those Ready to Relocate Prefer North America
Half of all mid- to senior managers and professionals working in greater China and Singapore would relocate to North America for a promotion or to gain … Read more
Stop Talking About Cost of Living and Start Talking About Standard of Living
Trying to sell a relocating candidate on a lower compensation than what they make today, based on a lower cost of living, is a common closing technique in … Read more
In Selling Its Jobs, Dropbox Is Selling Its Location
If you’re young, like music, and the outdoors, Austin’s the place for you. That’s the message from a new video playing up jobs at Dropbox … Read more
What LeBron James Can Teach Us About Hiring
I’m amused when sports analysts state their predictions with near certainty. Take for example ESPN’s David Thorpe saying on July 10 that the chances of NBA … Read more
Sea Turtle Recruiting: How to Bring Talent Back Home
Sea Turtles — expats who want to return one day to their home country — are a very interesting talent acquisition source abroad. Often this … Read more
Supreme Court’s DOMA Ruling Likely to Bring Recruiting Advantages to Certain States
The Supreme Court’s decision to strike down Section 3 of the Defense of Marriage Act as unconstitutional is likely to have one particularly positive side … Read more
Big Tech, Social Media Companies Say Ireland’s Where the Jobs Are
IT and other employees not interested in Nashville, Austin, Detroit, or even Yukon might want to take a look at Ireland. Certainly, Facebook, Google, … Read more
Corporate Coworking — Is It Calculated Brilliance, or Foolishness?
The concept of “corporate coworking” is among the boldest corporate people management concepts of the decade. If you’re not familiar with the concept, it … Read more
The Single Most Important Recruiting Technique Since My 1-Question Interview
After 30 years of recruiting outstanding senior staff, mid-level managers, and company executives, I can now state unequivocally that the single most … Read more
Take This Smog and Shove It (Or Ignore It and Sell the Weather)
Where’s it easier to get candidates to move to, and where’s it harder? That’s a question the search firm Heidrick & Struggles asked 50 of its U.S. … Read more
Recruiters Ponder Pay, Metrics, and Relocation in California’s Silicon Valley
High pay, high housing costs, and an increasingly global recruiting environment have sent the recruiting market in California’s Silicon Valley back to the … Read more
Hometown Holding You Back? Location and Hiring
In the war for talent, are you sitting comfortably behind the castle walls or conquering new territory? If you’re going to start storming the gates of your … Read more