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10 Questions to Ask While Exploring a Global Move

“Could Singapore be our next home?” Kenji Moriyama looks out the window of their Munich apartment, watching the autumn leaves flutter outside. He and Anna have been back and forth with the offer from Kenji’s company, relocating to Singapore for a three- to five-year assignment. It’s exciting, promising, and also...
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What No One Tells You About Repatriation

When the Kim family landed in South Korea after six years in the Netherlands, they expected the transition to feel smooth. They had planned well, prepared their children, and returned to the same neighborhood where Jiho grew up. Relatives welcomed them with open arms. The move was, in many ways,...
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Beyond the Checklist: Redefining Global Mobility Success Through the Family Relocation Experience

In today's dynamic global talent landscape, international assignments are more critical than ever. Boards increasingly identify business disruption caused by skills shortages as a top workforce risk to growth, with 81% citing it as a concern. CEOs are actively expanding global footprints, driven by goals such as building new products...
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Fostering Happy Families and Successful Relocations with the Children’s Assignment Letter

As HR/Global Mobility/Relocation Professionals, you know that successful international assignments hinge on more than just the employee's willingness to relocate. Family concerns are a leading cause of assignment rejection and failure, impacting your company's bottom line and your employee's well-being.   But what if there was a way to proactively...
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Reflections on RES Connect: Family-first mobility.

Why We Hosted This Event People have asked why we put this event together. The simple answer: because we could. Our mission is to improve the lives of international children and global families by seizing every opportunity to drive meaningful change, big or small. When the momentum arose to bring...
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The Relevance of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child for Multinational Corporations and Global Mobility

Introduction As the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC) celebrates its 35th anniversary, it’s a fitting time to explore how its principles extend beyond state responsibilities and apply meaningfully to corporations. The CRC, adopted to protect children’s rights and welfare, originally focused on guiding governments in their...
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Story 35 of 52 /// Family Rituals

I could tell by the look on my mom’s face that something terrible had happened. She looked as if she had been crying. She sat us down, and said: “Nan has passed away. It was unexpected, she never had any pain.” We last spoke three days ago. We last hugged...
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Story 32 of 52 /// Bittersweet

The coming six months we’ll be getting ready to go back home. My mom is stressing out already. My dad is wrapping up his project in three months, and most likely he’ll have to fly out to his new job for a few weeks already. We can’t leave yet, as...
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Family Adventures: Ensuring a Successful Pre-Assignment Trip Together

The decision is made, or it is close to being made. You are relocating internationally to take on a new position, and you are now in full preparation mode. There’s a mix of excitement and apprehension for what lies ahead. To help you prepare, your company has generously offered you...
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Finding a Budget for Successful Family Relocation Experiences

Before Expat Valley existed, there was no global solution for internationally mobile children and their families. This was one reason why such solutions were not widely adopted by organizations that sponsor family relocations in order to fulfill a human resource need. Now that is out of the way, another major...
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