| Directory
- selective list of resources
for global human resources directors and senior management |
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HR Research Sources, Specialty
Publications, HR Consultants and Events for HR Professionals |
Website |
Suggested Contact |
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| Watson Wyatt - labor costs and other
research in international markets |
www.watsonwyatt.com |
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| Oliver Wyman - combines
Mercer Management Consulting, Mercer Oliver Wyman, and Mercer Delta - 2500
professionals in 40 offices around the world |
www.oliverwyman.com |
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| Mercer Human
Resource Consulting - publishes considerable research, compensation studies,
cost of living |
www.mercerhr.com
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| Hewitt
Associates - global HR outsourcing and consulting services |
http://was4.hewitt.com/hewitt/ |
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| Runzheimer International |
www.runzheimer.com |
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| Clark/Bardes
Consulting - executive compensation, benefits |
www.clarkbardes.com
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| ERI Economic
Research Institute - salary survey sources worldwide |
www.erieri.com |
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| AESC -
Association of Executive Search Consultants, and BlueSteps executive job
search service |
www.aesc.org
www.bluesteps.com
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| Hunt-Scanlon
Corporation - portal for executive search, market research, publisher of
Executive Search Review newsletter and Executive Recruiters International
directory available through their online publications shop; also organizes
special "human capital conferences" as special events related to executive
placement |
www.hunt-scanlon.com
Executive Search Review
www.hunt-scanlon.com/shop
www.hunt-scanlonconferences.com |
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| Society for
Human Resources Management - international association of HR professionals;
HR Magazine |
www.shrm.org |
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| HR.com - portal,
directories, HR communities |
www.hr.com |
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| HR Management magazine -
also has a European edition, published by GDS International |
www.hrmreport.com
www.gdsinternational.com
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| Human Capital
- magazine includes coverage of topics such as geographic expansion,
employee relocation |
www.humancapitalmag.com |
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| Human Resources Forum |
www.hrforum.com |
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| Institute for Corporate
Productivity - I4CP - formerly Human Resource Institute |
www.i4cp.com |
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| Workforce
Management |
www.workforce.com
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| The Pathfinders -
US labor market studies on
behalf of
economic development organizations or companies |
www.thepathfindersus.com |
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| Sperling's BestPlaces -
demographic and other data with visitor comments about many US cities |
www.bestplaces.net |
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| SchoolMatch.com - ratings
of US public school systems, K-12 and high schools - charges for research
reports, requires registration for free samples; offers comparable data |
www.schoolmatch.com |
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| HR Innovator -
new magazine in 2003 |
www.hrinnovator.com
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| Center for
Human Resources Management Studies |
www.chrms.org |
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| Worldwide ERC
- Employee Relocation Council |
www.erc.org |
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PersonnelZone.com - European and Middle East HR e-business |
www.personnelzone.com |
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| International
Career Employment Weekly - publishes many international job listings |
www.internationaljobs.org |
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International Retained Executive Search
and Placement Firms or Executive Outplacement
Some of these
organizations offer interesting publications for executives with
international interests |
Try our new research and referral tool.
Search across over 30 websites in this
niche.
Search: Global Executive Search Firms |
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| Accord Group -
global network of executive search firms, see also Battalia Winston
International in the US |
www.accordgroup.net
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| AEA
International Search - network includes Cook Associates in the USA, Michael
Stern Associates in Canada, Alexander Hughes in Europe, and Executive Access
as a leading executive search firm in the Asia Pacific region |
www.aeainternationalsearch.com
www.cookassociates.com
www.michaelstern.com
www.alexander-hughes.com
www.execaccess.com
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| The Amrop
Hever Group |
www.amrophever.com
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| April
International - international accounting, financial services, investment
banking, particularly in Asia Pacific |
www.aprilinternational.com |
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| The Asia
Partnership - Asia Pacific executive search |
www.asiapartnership.com |
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| A.T. Kearney
Executive Search |
www.executivesearch.atkearney.com |
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| Battalia
Winston International - see also Accord Group above |
www.battaliawinston.com |
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| Beaumont K.K. - based in
Tokyo, works with foreign firms to find executives in Japan, including
country representatives for SME's, high tech firms, market entry |
www.beaumont.jp |
Jonathan
Falconer |
+81 3 5731 8575 |
| Bench
International - specialized in pharmaceutical and biotechnology executive
search, with offices in Los Angeles, New York, and Basingstoke UK for
European searches |
www.benchinternational.com |
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| Boyden World
Corporation |
www.boyden.com |
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| Challenger,
Gray & Christmas - widely publicized specialist in US employer-paid
outplacement services which issues frequent reports about major layoffs and
employment trends (Challenger Job Market Index), and media commentary on
unemployment statistics such as those issued by the Bureau of Labor
Statistics |
www.challengergray.com |
James. E.
Challenger |
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| DHR
International - executive search, based in Chicago |
www.dhrintl.net |
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| Egon Zehnder
International |
www.egonzehnder.com
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| EMA Partners
International - global network of private executive search firm offices |
www.ema-partners.com
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| GFI Consulting
International - UK-based executive search, placement, and customized HR
services for SME's, pre-IPO's, and global companies |
www.gficonsulting.net |
Karen Lee
biographic info |
+448456032815 |
| Heidrick &
Struggles International |
www.heidrick.com
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| Highland
Partners - Consumer, Financial Services, Industrial, Life Sciences,
Technology & IT Services |
www.tmpsearch.com
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| Korn/Ferry
International |
www.kornferry.com
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| Leaders Trust
International - based in Switzerland |
www.leaderstrust.com
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| Lucas Group Executive
Recruiters - Atlanta GA - in partnership with The Wall Street Journal -
executive search firm and recruiter |
www.lucasgroup.com |
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(404)239-5630 |
| McDaniel
Executive Recruiters - Canadian firm specialized in international call
centers, direct marketing, BPO, including client projects for Europe and
Asia. Offices in Manitoba, AZ, OR, OH |
www.justcareers.com
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Chad McDaniel |
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| Morgan Samuels |
www.morgansamuels.com
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| Oakbridge Inc.
Global Human Resource Services (search) and International Career
Opportunities, also publishes an international HR newsletter; US company
originated through a related service in Japan |
www.oakbridge-global.com |
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| Penrhyn
International |
www.penrhyn.com |
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| Ray &
Berndtson |
www.rayberndtson.com
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| RHI Executive Search - a
Robert Half International firm |
www.rhies.com |
John Korbel
in Washington DC |
202-572-8321 |
| R.J. Watkins &
Company - Executive Recruiting Consultants, based in San Diego with offices
in San Francisco, Campbell CA and London; also associated with angel
investor / venture capital groups |
http://www.rjwatkins.com
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| Russell
Reynolds Associates |
www.russellreynolds.com |
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| Signium
International - previously widely-known (before 1998) as Ward Howell
International; local offices in some countries may also be known by other
names and have separate websites |
www.signium.com |
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| Spencer Stuart |
www.spencerstuart.com
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| SpenglerFox Executive
Search - offices in 19 countries - Recruitment Process Outsourcing (RPO)
services |
www.spenglerfox.com |
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| TRANSEARCH
International |
www.transearch.com
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| Whitehead Mann
Group |
www.wmann.com |
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Services
for expatriate assignments
Our directory of research
sources for
residential real estate may also be useful for reference about
communities, as local developers and real estate brokers may publish
community data or insights into the local cost of living |
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| Cendant
Mobility - relocation services, see also intercultural services for
international assignments |
www.cendantmobility.com |
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| Convinus -
international assignment and employee mobility services |
www.convinus.com
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| Deloitte - Global Employment & Individual Solutions
(GEIS)
- international assignment management services and private
client advisors, in their Human Capital consulting practice, or Tax -
International Assignment Solutions |
www.deloitte.com |
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| GMAC Global
Relocation Services |
www.windhamint.com
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| Primacy - global
relocation and assignment management services |
www.primacy.com
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| PricewaterhouseCoopers - search for "International Assignment Solutions"
by country |
www.pwcglobal.com
www.pwcservices.com/ias/index.html
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| American
Citizens Abroad - interest group based in Switzerland |
www.aca.ch |
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| American
Council on International Personnel - focus on facilitating the movement of
personnel for large firms |
www.acip.com |
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| Families in
Global Transitions |
www.figt.org |
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| Resource
Careers - specialized in dual career and family relocation services, based
in Cleveland OH |
www.resourcecareers.com |
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| United States Expatriate
Tax - informative portal about taxes on US expatriates in other countries,
and foreign expatriates working in the USA; this is also linked to related
sites about corporate and state income taxes and business activity taxes. |
www.usa-international-offshore-expatriate-tax.com
www.USTaxNetwork.com
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Relocation
or mobility services, moving executives and families |
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American Moving & Storage Association (AMSA) |
www.moving.org |
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| Association of
Relocation Agents (ARA) - UK association |
www.relocationagents.com |
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Canadian Association of Movers (CAM) |
www.mover.net |
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European Relocation Association (EuR) |
www.eura-relocation.com |
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| FIDI - FAIM
program - FIDI Accredited International Mover - audited quality program (Fédération
Internationale des Déménageurs Internationaux) |
www.fidi-faim.com
www.fidi.com |
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| HCR
Group - UK-based employee relocation services |
www.hcr.co.uk |
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01256 812700 |
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Household Goods Forwarders Association of America (HHGFAA) |
www.hhgfaa.org |
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| International
Relocation Services SA de CV - international relocation services in Mexico |
www.mexico-relocation.com |
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Latin American & Caribbean International Movers Association (LACMA) |
www.lacmassoc.org |
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| TheMIGroup - global
relocation services |
www.themigroup.com
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| Mohawk Moving & Storage -
(offices in MN, TX) - commercial and residential moving & storage, US and
international |
www.mohawkmoving.com
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1-800-328-2995 |
| MSI Mobility
Services International |
www.msimobility.com
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| Overseas
Moving Network International (OMNI) - network of movers to FIDI-FAIM
standards, website also includes timely country guides (from a UK and US
perspective) which can be downloaded |
www.omnimoving.com
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| Oxxford
Relocation Center, Inc. - relocation of executives |
www.oxxfordrelo.com
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800-342-1249 |
| Paragon
Relocation Resources, Inc. - global mobility and relocation services for
companies |
www.paragonrri.com
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| Prudential
Relocation Services - refer to their Business to Business section for
employee relocation services |
www.prudential.com |
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| Sterling
Corporation |
www.sterling-intl.com
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| TIRA Network -
The International Relocation Associates |
www.tiranetwork.com
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| WWR
International - household goods forwarding worldwide |
www.moveworldwide.com
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| TEAM
Relocations - European relocation services |
www.teamrelocations.com |
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| Weichert
Relocation - global relocation and assignment management firm acquired RRI -
Relocation Resources International, global
relocation service company for employee transfers |
www.weichertrelocation.com
www.rriworld.com
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781-871-4500 |
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World Relocation Network |
www.wrnrelocation.com |
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Atlas Van Lines - US movers |
www.atlasvanlines.com |
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United Van Lines - US movers |
www.unitedvan.com
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| Personal
insurance, financial, estate and tax advisory services for expatriates |
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| GV Financial
Advisors - financial advisory services specialized in work for international executives on US
assignments, with offices in Atlanta and Washington DC |
www.gvfinancial.com
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Ms. Junko Horvath
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404-601-5618 |
| Clements International - global insurance
for employees on foreign assignments |
www.clements.com |
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Expatriate networks, cross-cultural transition information resources and training services
Note that there are also various country-specific expatriate
forum or message board websites. We list some of these in our regional directories,
rather than in this more global list. |
see our
Bookshelf suggestions Refer also to
Language Training below |
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| British
Expatriates |
www.britishexpats.com
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| British Expats
- "Britnet" - many links to global British expatriate communities and
services |
www.british-expats.com |
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| BR Anchor
Publishing - Relocation Today newsletter, and useful information for
transitions |
www.branchor.com
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Beverly Roman |
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| Chestnut
Global Partners |
www.chestnutglobalpartners.org |
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EscapeArtist.com |
www.escapeartist.com
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ExpatExpert - information for families moving internationally |
www.expatexpert.com
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Robin Pascoe |
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ExpatExchange.com |
www.expatexchange.com
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| ExpatFocus.com |
www.expatfocus.com
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| ExpatWorld -
subscription newsletter |
www.expatworld.net
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| Improving
Human Capital |
www.improvinghumancapital.com |
H. Stewart Lacy
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770-565-1504 |
| Intercultural
Help |
www.intercultural-help.com |
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| Newsstand -
subscriptions to international newspapers and magazines |
www.newsstand.com |
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| Outpost
Expatriate Network - many useful links for many countries, based in The
Hague, supports Shell |
www.outpostexpat.nl
www.globaloutpostservices.com |
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| Overseas
Digest |
www.overseasdigest.com |
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Ricklin-Echikson Associates, Inc. (REA) |
www.r-e-a.com |
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| Transition
Dynamics |
www.transition-dynamics.com |
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| Transitions
Abroad |
www.transitionsabroad.com |
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| Trompenaars
Hampden-Turner , cross-cultural and organizational change consulting and
training services |
www.thtconsulting.com
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| Tales from a
Small Planet - a non-profit serving the US Foreign Service community, with
unofficial and humorous insights about life in other countries which may
also be of interest to others |
www.talesmag.com
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| Associates of
the American Foreign Service Worldwide (AAFSW) |
www.aafsw.org |
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| Other
services for expatriates - vehicles, parts, multi-system electronics |
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| Bukkehave - global vehicle and parts supply,
such as for foreign assignments or offices |
www.bukkehave.com
www.vehicles4emergencies.com |
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| D&M Auto Parts Corporation - another global
supplier of vehicle parts for expatriates |
www.dmauto.com |
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| Eport World
Electronics - based in Washington DC, electronics, appliances, adapters,
transformers |
www.eportdc.com |
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Immigration and visa services, work
permits, consular services |
see also :
Travel advisories |
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| US Citizenship
and Immigration Services - now a bureau of the Department of Homeland
Security, formerly known to many as the INS - Immigration and Naturalization
Service, which was in the Department of Justice |
http://uscis.gov |
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| US Department of State - websites of
US Embassies, consulates and other diplomatic missions |
http://usembassy.state.gov/ |
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| American
Immigration Lawyers Association |
www.aila.org |
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| Bennett R. Savitz Law
Offices, P.C. - specialist in US immigration law for business employees |
www.ImmigrationOptions.com
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Bennett Savitz |
617-723-7111 |
| Hammond Law
Group LLC - global service for business visas |
www.hammondlawfirm.com |
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| Robert A.
Perkins & Associates - Chicago - website offers considerable US visa
information |
www.usimmigration.com
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| American
Immigration Center - a private, unofficial site offering and selling US visa
information |
www.us-immigration.com |
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| OISC - The Office of the
Immigration Services Commissioner - information about registered UK visa
advisers and public oversight of the work of immigration specialists.
Their lists of advisers will not include all legal specialists in this
field, as explained in details about who they do not regulate. They
also publish an informative leaflet (PDF file) about
how to find an immigration adviser in the UK. |
www.oisc.gov.uk |
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| ProjectVisa
and EmbassyPage - private, volunteer-based site sharing information about
visas globally |
www.projectvisa.com
www.embpage.org |
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Travel Advisories - travel warnings, visa
requirements, health warnings |
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| US Department of State - Consular Information Sheets - information on travel requirements for entry
by US travelers into other countries, travel
warnings, currency regulations, health issues, etc. |
travel.state.gov |
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| British
Foreign & Commonwealth Office - country advice for British travelers |
www.fco.gov.uk/travel/countryadvice.asp |
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| US Center for Disease Control & Prevention -
health advisories |
www.cdc.gov/travel |
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| Security
services - executive security training, protective services, security risk
consulting |
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Day & Zimmerman - security
services to government and industrial facilities and utilities |
www.dayzim.com
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Blackwater USA, including Blackwater Security Consulting -
training and protective services, including high threat environments (Iraq,
etc.), diplomatic and government or corporate security, former SWAT police
or special forces |
www.blackwateruser.com
www.blackwatersecurity.com
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| International
Risk - investigative,
business intelligence, risk mitigation, brand protection, corporate security
and crisis management services, supply chain integrity, employee integrity,
brand & IP protection |
www.intl-risk.com
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| Citigate
Global Intelligence : risk mitigation, part of Incepta Group (financial
communications and PR) Citigate
Global World Watch® offers travel safety and intelligence information on
countries and cities, and there is also a Daily Global Risk Alert service to
monitor news about security incidents worldwide |
www.citigategis.com
World Watch |
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| Vance
International Security Services - executive protection training and security
services |
www.vancesecurity.com
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| Lee Group -
security consulting for international safety |
www.safeglobalsolutions.com |
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Applicant,
Employee, and Client or Customer screening services |
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| InfoMart USA |
www.infomart-usa.com |
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| World
Compliance, Inc. - focus is on 'know your client" risks - political risks,
fraud, terrorism, etc. - which can be particularly important in the context
of Sarbanes-Oxley and other governance or compliance issues |
www.worldcompliance.com |
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Translation and interpreting
services |
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| American
Translators Association |
www.atanet.org |
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| Geneva Worldwide - based
in NY, global service in 180 languages |
www.genevaworldwide.com |
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212-255-8400 |
| inlingua -
over 300 offices worldwide for professional interpreting and certified
translating services |
www.inlinguautah.com
in Salt Lake City |
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| InterPro Translation Solutions |
www.interproinc.com |
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| International
Communications |
www.intl.com
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| International Translation Solutions -
document translation, interpreting |
www.intransol.com |
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| Language Training Center -
based in Indiana, instruction and interpreter services, corporate
cross-cultural training and China consulting, translation services |
www.languagetrainingcenter.com |
|
317-578-4577 |
| Latitude48
Translation - document translation and website localization services |
www.trans48.com |
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| Optimus Technologies -
foreign language conversion services, legal documents; litigation support
services |
www.optimustech.net |
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(202) 263-7370 |
| Rennert translation services |
www.rennert.com |
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| Richard
Schneider Enterprises - network of translation and interpreting service
providers |
www.idioms.com |
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| Transco -
software translation and localization, Chinese translation |
www.transco.com.cn
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| SYSTRAN language
translation technologies - machine translation for the Internet / intranets |
www.systransoft.com |
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| Translation Experts -
translation tools, software, machine translation, dictionaries |
www.tranexp.com |
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| US Translation
Company |
www.ustranslation.com
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Language
training services |
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| Berlitz - also
has links to foreign media |
www.berlitz.com |
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| Communicaid - business
language and cross-cultural training |
www.communicaid.com |
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| Inlingua -
language training, translation, and interpretation services |
www.inlinguausa.com
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| Language Training Center -
based in Indiana, instruction and interpreter services, corporate
cross-cultural training and China consulting, translation services |
www.languagetrainingcenter.com |
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317-578-4577 |
| Parlo Inc. -
online language training |
www.parlo.com |
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Miscellaneous Resources |
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| Refer also to our
Corporate Tax,
Development and Finance,
Logistics,
Legal Advisors and other
Contacts |
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| Currency
converter - current foreign exchange rate calculations (there are many
such Internet resources - we do not provide any warranty about their
reliability, accuracy, or services - this is just for convenient reference) |
www.xe.com |
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Physical
relocation of business operations
See also
Project Management, as
well as location
consultants and incentives
consultants
Our directory of research
sources for
residential real estate may also be useful for reference about
communities |
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AK Industrial
Contractors - turnkey manufacturing facility relocation specialists,
including experience moving nearly 150 plants within the US and between the
US and Mexico, Europe, Southeast Asia and and China; support from planning,
viability, and cost analysis through physical relocation and installation of
equipment |
www.akindustrial.com
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|
501-268-7827 |
| Benchmark Consulting Services, Ltd.
- specializes in business relocation services |
www.relocationplanner.com |
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| The Bigge Group - Bigge
Crane & Rigging Co. - Shaughnessy & Co. |
www.bigge.com |
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510-638-8100 |
| Burkhalter Rigging, Inc. -
transport of heavy equipment from port to site, such as for power plants,
refineries, automotive OEM's. Examples would include generators, heavy
presses, injection molding machines, and very large or very heavy equipment
which may require unique capabilities to move. |
www.burkhalter.net
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662-327-7711 |
| Commercial Plant
Relocators Inc. - CPR Global is based in Anderson, SC - industrial relocation and new
machinery installation for US and international projects |
www.cprglobal.com |
Donna Jewett |
800-776-1277 x28 |
| Relocation
Connections Inc. - CA based company specialized in moving businesses,
including the IT infrastructure and other details - not personnel moves |
www.reloconnect.com |
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| Specialized Carriers &
Rigging Assn (SC&RA) - association with directory of members and official
publication, Lift and Transport |
www.scranet.org
www.liftandtransport.com |
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| Taft Contracting Company -
Chicago based, offices in SC and CA, plant relocations for the food
processing, chemical, automotive, steel and other manufacturing industries |
www.taftcontracting.com |
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800-626-7456 |
| Lift Equipment and
CraneWorks - industry publication |
www.liftlink.com |
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