The Emergence of the new-age Expatriate - A DELIGHTFUL blog

 

“The provision of relocation services is one of the best examples of a people business. We don’t produce a commodity, we manage the greatest resources of our corporate clients; their globally mobile employees, as well as the most intimate part of a house that makes it a home; the valuables.” This is a great quote to underline the key aspect of a relocation company – not to sell a product, but a service.

Relocation really is a human business, and a business always needs a target audience. One of the most frequent causes for people to move in the world is the need to move for a job. Corporate employees with established lifestyles and careers, or families with children Expats, more often than not, choose to leave their native country for a career boost or to fulfill a personal dream or goal, rather than as a result of dire economic necessity.

The overall rise of self-initiated expatriates in business who are generally showing increasing entrepreneurship and aspirations to travel the world has created a shift towards an increase in self-initiated moves. Self-initiated expatriates are those who move of their own accord and without company sponsorship. Self-initiated moves are also often favored by companies because they provide them with employees who have international experience without the expense involved in the expatriate assignment process.

The support that these self-initiated expats require during their relocation process is different from that of a long-term employee with substantial family and financial responsibilities. Many of them are single, or at least without children, meaning that they have different expectations towards the relocation process from an employee with a family to support. They don’t require large houses with gardens that someone with a family does; in fact, shared accommodation is often preferred, as this will enable them to quickly create their new social network in the destination country.

However, these self-initiated expats may require a much faster transition in order to accommodate for the job prospects they may have lined up, whereas families may be more lenient and considerate of the time needed to relocate before starting the new job. That speed of transition opens up new opportunities for the relocation industry as a whole, as speed means that time is of the essence: that is where the added value lies for the relocation services. Self-initiated expats not only want, but require, a streamlined sales process for the relocation services, as well as a modern delivery path: “Digitalisation” is the keyword here. Lastly, services and prices might be packaged up differently, with more room for options that the assignees can add or remove, at their convenience, and when they decide to.

The increase in the number of the self-initiated expatriates means that the relocation industry must understand the different requirements of both their existing clientele and the new generation of clients, and update their approaches to keep them relevant and therefore successful for all expatriates. The industry’s aim remains to ensure that every expat, in any circumstance, is provided with the most suitable service and therefore experiences the most successful relocation possible.

As professionals seasoned for over 3 decades in the relocation industry, Delight International Movers have immense exposure in Corporate Relocation services for expatriates moving under the sponsorship of a company, or just for furthering career prospects. Having garnered the experience required in relocating expatriates by offering our employee relocation services coupled with the office relocation process for various clients, Delight is more than well-equipped enough to serve the self-initiated moves of the Millennial Expatriates. As a Destination Service provider (DSP), we schedule orientation programs for clients prior to their move which will guide them through essential geography of the new country, climatic conditions, political scenarios, social norms, official documentation, travel routes, school, college, banking information and more.

Our relocation surveyors visit the movers to prepare pre-move plans and prepare the necessary documentation that needs to be done. Transit insurance for goods, packing materials, pricing details will also be provided well in advance. Post the move, we get into assistance phase that helps them in getting social security number, driving licenses and lease formalities done. Be it moving to a new branch overseas, getting back to their hometown, or even self-initiated moves, Delight ensures that everyone will be assisted through packing, moving, furniture installation and fit-out services to help them start integrating to their new surroundings as soon as the move is complete.

When it comes to corporate relocation, we reserve staff to exclusively look after every relocation and focus on their family’s needs. Delight International Movers can conduct staff moves to and from any part of the world for 1 to 1000+ employees at one go.