Globalization and Employee Selection

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 and understand the people from that region better than some unfamiliar with the culture. “In order to achieve their strategic goals effectively they need cross cultural (diverse) talents who can understand their clients and other cross cultural stakeholders” (Shalev, 2006). By having bi-lingual employees a company can communicate with all the different locations the business has thus being able to better understanding how each location is succeeding. If one location were having a problem selling a certain product then a location in a different country would be able to show how the product is being merchandised in the other country. “Newcomers have divergent business experience, divergent opinions and new strategies for conducting business which can contribute to fostering a company’s innovation” (Shalev, 2006).

“If you don’t have local career experience in a certain market it isn’t a weakness and in many cases it can be an advantage because it accelerates company innovation” (Shalev, 2006). Companies are hiring more for personal traits then experience because of lack in experience and uncertainty of foreign education. When companies hire based on personal traits the companies gains people who will be more dedicated to the job. A person whom is hired because he or she is flexible knows the business will allow that flexibility. A business will