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Greetings!
How do you increase job offer acceptances when relocation is required?
This was a question posed to AJO late last year. Our client was looking for creative ways to increase the acceptance rates of job offers made to prospective employees who were being asked to relocate to the Northeast United States from other parts of the U.S. (E.g. sunny warm south), as well as internationally.
A tall order given the current housing market, employment landscape for dual income partner/spouses and oh yes, let's not forget the Northeast Winters that were giving pause for thought.
As we researched the region, we discovered that culturally, the area in question lacked diversity too, creating a real possibility of failure for the diverse cultural and International backgrounds of those considering moving there. Concerns about relocation are emotional, social and financial in nature. Dual career families need to know that there's a chance of finding new social networks and new employment.
 Surprisingly, less than one in two organizations offer spouse/partner relocation assistance, according to Atlas, which also tracks the number of relocation declines, as highlighted in the chart above. All the more surprising when you consider that 41% of the declines are connected to a spouse/partner's employment.
In this edition of Outplacement News, we are focusing on relocation and best practices for supporting employees and their families during relocation. We begin with a new report that looks at global trends in relocation before sharing AJO's answer to the relocation conundrum.
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