PRUDENTIAL RELOCATION INTERCULTURAL SERVICES, WHICH OPENED AN ATLANTA OFFICE LAST YEAR TO SERVE ITS MULTINATIONAL CLIENTS HERE, IS SEEKING NATIONALS OF OTHER COUNTRIES AND BUSINESS CONSULTANTS TO ASSIST THE PRUDENTIAL UNIT PREPARE BUSINESS PERSONNEL AND THEIR FAMILIES FOR ASSIGNMENTS OVERSEAS.

THE COMPANY PROVIDES A WIDE RANGE OF SERVICES INCLUDING CROSS-CULTURAL TRAINING FOR EXPATRIATES COMING INTO OR GOING OUT OF THE UNITED STATES, FOREIGN LANGUAGE INSTRUCTION, BUSINESS ENGLISH TRAINING AND PROGRAMS ON INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS PRACTICES.

RITA MAHONEY, DIRECTOR OF CLIENT SERVICES, MOVED TO ATLANTA FROM BOULDER, COLO., EARLIER THIS YEAR, TO HEAD THE NEW OFFICE.  MS. MAHONEY TOLD GLOBALFAX THAT THROUGH PRUDENTIAL RELOCATION’S GLOBAL SERVICES A COMPANY CAN RECEIVE A FULL RANGE OF SERVICES TO ASSIST IN AN EMPLOYEE’S INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENT SUCH AS TRANSPORTATION OF GOODS, DESTINATION SERVICES AND HOME SALE/MANAGEMENT.

PRUDENTIAL’S CROSS-CULTURAL PROGRAMS OFFER VARIOUS CULTURAL AND INFORMATIONAL SESSIONS TO PREPARE CLIENTS FOR LIFE OVERSEAS. WITHOUT PROPER PREPARATION AND LEARNING TO DEAL WITH THE LIVING AND BUSINESS CONDITIONS IN A HOST COUNTRY, MS. MAHONEY SAID, AN INTERNATIONAL ASSIGNMENT IS MORE LIKELY TO FAIL.  AS EXPATRIATE ASSIGNMENTS OFTEN COST A COMPANY THREE TIMES AN EMPLOYEE’S ANNUAL SALARY, A FAILED ASSIGNMENT IS OBVIOUSLY COSTLY FROM A FINANCIAL AS WELL AS A HUMAN RESOURCE PERSPECTIVE, SHE ADDED.

THROUGH CUSTOM DESIGNED SESSIONS, THE COMPANY’S CULTURAL PROGRAMS FOCUS ON UNDERLYING CULTURAL FACTORS THAT SHAPE LOCAL STYLES OF DOING BUSINESS AND PROVIDE PARTICULAR GUIDELINES ON BUSINESS AND SOCIAL LIFE.

THE PROGRAMS CAN BE DELIVERED ON SHORT NOTICE TO INDIVIDUALS, COUPLES OR SMALL GROUPS, AND PEOPLE WHO ARE FAMILIAR WITH  BUSINESS AND SOCIAL LIFE IN OTHER COUNTRIES ARE CONTINUALLY IN DEMAND TO PARTICIPATE.

FOR INSTANCE, ACADEMICS MAY PROVIDE OVERVIEWS OF A COUNTRY’S POLITICAL, SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC CIRCUMSTANCES, WHILE THE SPOUSE OF A RECENTLY RETURNED EXECUTIVE MAY DISCUSS PROBLEMS FACED IN SETTLING IN A PARTICULAR COUNTRY.

QUALIFIED CANDIDATES ARE ENCOURAGED TO FAX A RESUM… AND COVER LETTER TO KELLY YATES, PROGRAM MANAGER, AT FAX (770) 612-6170;  TEL., (770) 612-6135.