Globalization and Employee Selection
Globalization is becoming the newest way to enhance businesses today. Corporations are moving to other countries to lower expenses and gain a new marketing area. One way a company can lower expenses is by moving to a country where resources are cheaper and more abundant. Wages are another concern when a company is hiring and people in different countries work for less depending on the economy in that country. If the new employees are in foreigners in the country of origin the question may arise, will there be a language or culture barrier? Next the company needs to ensure the people who are hired are qualified for the job. How does a business rely on education and experience from a different country? Once the jobs are filled the business must train the new employees. If the new business is in a different country how does the new staff become trained? Relocation is part of the training thought. This is because the new employees will need to be trained either in the country of origin or the new country.
"The reasons for hiring newcomers stem from global hiring strategies which are based on current market needs" (Shalev, 2006). Hiring people from different countries will be a positive aspect in many ways. When a company has several locations in different countries bi-lingual employees can meet the needs of employees and perspective buyers in different countries. If a company has a business in Spain hiring someone who speaks Spanish and understands the culture there will help sell the product in that country. A person from the country the business is in will be able to connect an ...