Recruitment and Selection of an Expatriate

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You have been asked to assist in recruitment and selection of an expatriate. Outline the key cultural and organisational issues that you must address, including any pre departure training. You may select a country as the host nation to assist in illustrating your points. There are many cultural and organisation issues that must be addressed in order for successful recruitment and selection of an expatriate. The recruitment and selection of an expatriate can be broken down into four stages. The first stage that must be addressed is identifying the need for the expatriate, the second stage is selecting the right person to fulfil the position, the third stage is to prepare them for the relocation, and the final stage is repatriation. Each stage is as important as the next, overall contributing to the success of the expatriate. This essay will identifying the cultural and organisational issues that should be addressed during these four stages. The first stage identifies the need for the expatriate. The organisational environment must be assessed before recruiting the expatriate. As multinational corporations (MNC) increases globalisation, the need for expatriates also increase. This is to maintain corporate control in global markets (Dowling, Festing & Engle, 2013). International human resource managers must consider the organisations size, structure, and stage of expansion before the recruitment and selection of an expatriate. The size and structure of the organisation determines the level of control the expatriate contains during the assignment. International human resource management (IHRM) need to consider if the organisation is able to successfully afford the expatriate, as they tend to cost an organisation a great deal of money. Not only do you have to pay them a salary, which depending on the assignment can cost way above average, but IHRM must
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