International Human Resource Management Mark Term Paper

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These statistics could have served as a wake up call for Mark that he needed to think a lot more about what the repatriation would imply for his own career.

Form Realistic Career Expectations

Mark's expectations for his career were naive and he could have formed my realistic hopes by doing research into the issue as well as looking at the situation at his company. Research suggests that one of the most devastating experiences of the repatriate is being placed in a "holding pattern" on return from the foreign assignment (Murray, 1978). Yet, Mark thought that his situation would be only temporary and that he would soon be back on track for a senior management position in Singapore. He had not factored in the business conditions back home or that fact that few new openings ever materialize there. He also knew from his earlier rejection for a job he had applied for in Singapore, that the best person doesn't necessarily get the job in the world of corporate politics in a large organization. At the very least, many executives experience disillusionment due to other executives, who did not take foreign assignments, being promoted above them (Henry and Lusch, 1982).

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Perhaps, in Mark's case, he just didn't want to face the obvious; a senior executive position at his company would not be available for some time, if ever.

Linda mistakenly believed that she would be able to easily resume her banking career once she returned to Singapore. Yet, the reality was that there were few banking jobs in Singapore and reentering the job market was going to be very challenging. She should have done her homework so that she understood the job market and so that she would know how challenging the return to her banking career was going to be.

Conclusion

In conclusion, Mark failed to start the planning process early in his career as he moved forward with international positions. He then didn't understand how hard going back could be after being away from Singapore for so long. and, both he and his wife didn't do basic career due diligence in understanding opportunities that would be available to them once they returned......

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