Adaptation is the word that best defines the probability of professional success for an employee that is transferred to another country. In a simple analogy, think of one of the many football players that emerged as great promises in the Brazilian championship, but didn’t have the same performance on European playing fields. The answer is simple: talent alone isn’t enough, since factors outside the playing field influence the players’ psychological well-being and interfere in their day-to-day experiences in the workplace. The process of integrating with the new city is called Relocation, a synonym of adapting to the new culture.
To this end, the professional is helped by a company specialized in providing assistance in his new path, that is, everything related to the safety of his move and all the information needed about his new destination. This structuring of a new family ambiance is mainly responsible for increasing the worker’s productivity, as well as drastically reducing the danger of his giving up his position and returning to Brazil, since the investment made results in an identification with the new city.
By hiring the relocation service, the professional needn’t worry about bureaucratic problems related to the necessary documentation regarding his professional status and his status as a citizen in a foreign country, since all this will be dealt with by the relocation company. This type of service avoids financial problems due to ignorance of the new country’s laws, for instance.
Besides that, think of moving from the old home to the new one. If this is a challenge when the move is made in the same town, imagine if it involves another country. Leaving everything in charge of the relocation company, the worker can focus entirely on his new job. Called Housing, the service offers assistance in providing a new dwelling, both for renting a house/apartment/flat, for helping in the acquisition of items needed for the new accommodation, and for its inspection and maintenance.
The Settling In service deals with hiring services for the home: light, water, cable TV and internet, for instance. But it also deals with opening a bank account, and hiring daily maids and employees in general for the upkeep of the house, as well as the acquisition or renting of equipment and furniture. If there are young children and teenagers in the family, the Schooling service makes a survey of schools/colleges according to a pre-defined profile, and provides information about openings and dates, besides scheduling visits to the teaching institutions.
The Cross Cultural Training service avoids the effects of culture shock, one of the biggest challenges faced by the worker and his family, since some countries are quite strict about schedules, behavior, laws, and even religious practices. Through a kind of cultural tour, this area of relocation promotes a real cultural exchange. Lastly, the Departure Services, in the case of temporary residence, assist in the repatriation to Brazil. The assistance goes from signing the termination of the rental contract and cancellation of students’ school enrollment, to the return and inspection of the dwelling and, if necessary, the sale of items bought for the home and, finally, the cancellation of hired services.
