With its astonishingly rich and broad set of cultural experiences and geographical settings, India can provide unforgettable travel and educational experiences, but relocating to India on assignment can also be a highly challenging experience for foreign nationals and their accompanying family members. Living conditions and lifestyle patterns are often very different from those experienced in their home country—and these differences can be particularly marked for assignees relocating from Western countries.
As in many other emerging market destinations, new kinds of living conditions combined with language barriers and unfamiliar cultural cues can result in a high level of stress and frustration for [...] Read More
By Jenny Castelino
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Posted in APAC, Emerging Markets, Intercultural, Relocation Tips
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Also tagged candidate assessment, culture clash, emerging markets, India, international assignment, living in India, Relocating to India, Trusted guidance, Westerners working in India, working in India
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The inaugural Human Resources Excellence Awards, celebrating outstanding HR practices and leaders, was held at the St. Regis Hotel in Singapore earlier today.
We were honored to win a Gold Award for Excellence in Employee Work-Life Balance!
This award recognizes our innovative approach and best practices in delivering programs which enable our employees to achieve a healthy work-life balance. In particular, the judging panel had praise for our various work-life initiatives which enhance our competitiveness to attract and retain talent, as well as building a healthier and more resilient workforce.
[caption id="attachment_9792" align="alignleft" width="199"] Priscilla Seow accepts the HR Excellence award.[/caption]
At Cartus, we [...] Read More
Yesterday, our parent company, Realogy, issued its financial results for the first quarter of 2013. For more information, click on the link to the press release. You can also listen to the recording of the earnings webcast via the Investor Information section of the Realogy website.
Email this contributor at kevin.kelleher@cartus.com
Canada’s stable housing market stands out as a bright spot. Although activity has geared down since mid-2012, sales are expected to improve later this year, fueled by stronger economic growth and continuation of nearly record-low interest rates.
To help my Canadian peers stay up to date on the key trends impacting our market, Cartus worked with Coldwell Banker Canada to publish our bi-annual Canadian Property Trends Market Watch. According to John Geha, President of Coldwell Banker Canada, “Canada’s employment, economic growth and net migration are all expected to build momentum this year and through 2014.” In agreement is the Canadian Real [...] Read More
“Build as You Go” expense reporting is here! This new functionality, shown in our new video, enables transferring employees to organize, draft, submit, and track their expense reports right from CartusMobileSM, became available in the app stores and our CartusOnlineSM site on March 18.
I am passionate about CartusMobile! Some think my enthusiasm is fueled by the ever-present cup of coffee in my hand, but my energy source is actually the stream of suggestions and feedback I receive from transferring employees, client contacts, and formal meetings, as well as informal hallway encounters with Cartus consultants and account teams. All of this [...] Read More
