HDA

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Expatriate Career Development Programmes

(HDA International Career Management Programme)

 

Why we work in this area

HDA has worked in this area for over ten years, with significant success supporting senior clients developing their careers internationally.

HDA has identified that many organisations have difficulty managing career expectations of their expatriates, both senior and high-potential during the full expatriate assignment process, with many assignments ending in a mismatch of company/individual interests. Very often, organisations are unable to accommodate returning expats, and/or returning expats do not find home-country returns compelling, and leave the organisation shortly following their return. This leads to significant key talent wastage.

We find that a systematic career development programme prior to and during the assignment leads to closer interest synergies between organisation and expats, both during their assignments and at the time of their return to the home country.

As a consequence, the HDA International Career Management Programme is designed for executives and professionals relocating abroad, developing their careers internationally and/or repatriating to the UK. The Programme has helped organisations maximise performance through the effective retention and development of key personnel.

 

Our competencies in this area

• HDA’s team has significant experience providing career transition leverage for senior and high potential clients, in the UK and globally, providing highly tailored individual support to senior managers who may have highly complex career transition, domestic and financial needs
• HDA’s international network, CareerNet International is especially well placed to support senior needs globally – being able to provide local support and essential local knowledge in many overseas locations to help with specific cultural or family settlement issue
• HDA partners with a range of professional organisations to leverage senior career transition, including independent financial advisers, tax experts, assessment experts, headhunter networks and so on.

 

Our approach in this area

• The HDA International Career Management Programme is designed for executives and professionals relocating abroad, developing their careers internationally and/or repatriating to the UK. The Programme has helped organisations maximise performance through the effective retention and development of key personnel
• HDA Executive Coaches work proactively to achieve fast integration and optimum motivation of overseas and repatriated staff to ensure that the opportunities afforded to both organisation and employee through the international assignments are identified, clarified and maximised
• HDA enables focused skills development before and during the assignment; optimisation and dissemination of learning during the assignment period and effective resource and career planning on repatriation
• Our Coaches work flexibly within the programme and tailor the content to the needs of people assigned overseas and their partners. All of our International Coaches have significant senior-level international business experience within a wide range of countries and cultures
• The Programme may include coaching in:
  • Awareness of skills, experience, values and options, including psychometric profiling
  • Clarification and ownership of career goals
  • Self-motivation and positive self-presentation
  • Confidence building and capitalising on learning
  • Understanding change and culture
  • Managing conflict and politics
  • Identification of stakeholders to success and development of networking skills
  • Making an impact in a different culture and influencing skills

 

Who we work with on international career development assignments

HDA has recently worked with organisations like Fidelity Investments, Orange, Woodside Energy, Powerwave and many others on a range of international career transition assignments. See more here.

 

Who to contact about our services in this area

Luke Bennett, Senior Account Manager - llb@hda.co.uk / +44 (0) 207 484 5481

Joanne Simpson, Managing Career Consultant - jxs@hda.co.uk / +44 (0) 1202 481 811