Deepika Bajaj’s new site, Invincibelle, spotlights fascinating multicultural women finding their way in America. Few of the women she profiles are more global savvy than Bajaj, however. Born in Delhi, she studied in Bangalore and New York, and she has lived and worked in multiple countries as a telecom consultant. The high-achieving women she profiles…    Continue reading

Globalization has expanded the opportunities of where we work and for whom we work. But how do global firms ensure that the people they hire locally are suited – from a standpoint of analytic skills, aptitude, and personality – for globally collaborative assignments? According to hiring consultants and human-resources executives at international companies, it’s crucial…    Continue reading

Monster didn’t become a job board colossus by disrespecting anyone’s privacy. In fact, safeguarding identities is a critical component of its commercial success, not to mention its little understood info-tech prowess. But the purple beast has a target on its back. Some job seekers who have entrusted Monster with personal histories and contact data have…    Continue reading

“When the world is flat, whatever can be done, will be done. The only question is will it be by you or to you?” asked Thomas Friedman, New York Times columnist and best-selling author, sounding a familiar theme in a Tuesday night speech to University of Southern California students. True or False? Globalization – it’s…    Continue reading

A friend of mine abdicated her executive throne at a multinational corporation to pursue her dreams of working for a small, non-profit organization. Once there, however, she came to a difficult realization: she prefers the perks and resources of a larger enterprise. I had the opposite awakening one day in the back row of a…    Continue reading

I always enjoy the lists that Forbes produces, except for the ones that exclude me, such as Top Models and World’s Richest. But I digress – let’s check out Forbes’ Best Cities for Jobs report. As you might expect, Forbes’ research was a domestic exercise and out of 100 metropolitan markets, 25 were deemed “best.”…    Continue reading

William Herbert aspired to a global life earlier than most of us elect to tackle a second language. From high school on, Herbert, who grew up in Seattle, American Samoa and Guam, planned to speak and study Japanese and eventually move to Japan. Herbert, a trailblazing lawyer with expertise in global trade, realized his expatriate…    Continue reading

In an era where diversity is a strategic part of workforce planning, we take it for granted that this practice helps to engage minority workers and broaden corporate culture. The “accepted wisdom” about diversity programs in multinational companies is that they sensitize workers about how to deal with the challenges of collaborating on global teams….    Continue reading

Watch out, the 2008 U.S. presidential elections are coming and globalization will be all the rage. If Virginia Senator Jim Webb’s recent comments in the Wall Street Journal are any indication, there could be a lot of hot air by politicos yet very little substance to these assertions. Webb wrote: “In the age of globalization…    Continue reading