Priority for partners and children Compensation, Benefits and Global Mobility Director, Erik-Jan Vegers and Global Mobility Manager, Marco van der Neut at Dutch dairy giant FrieslandCampina.
They talked to us for the December issue of Global Connection Magazine about the special challenges of emerging markets. The quotes below are extracts from the full interview in our magazine.
About the selection of candidates for postings in emerging markets
- “Whenever we’re selecting a candidate, we always look at whether there is a good match. Emerging markets place a high demand on an expat’s autonomy and often on their ability to wheel and deal. You always have to ask yourself what the business goal is, and then look at whether the candidate selected for a post has the qualities to match.”
About the impact of dual careers
- “That’s not been a problem for us. We almost always fill expatriate postings from our talent management pool. Anyone we place in that pool has already consented to going on global assignment. So you can assume that they’ve already had discussions at home about international relocation.”
About supporting partners and children
- “If expat partners want to work or study for a degree, we help them. Older expat partners often do volunteer work. Our experiences have been just as positive in emerging markets.”
- “Also, we place a high importance on the needs of children.”
