4 things you didn't know about relocation management companies (besides that they exist)

4 things youdidn't knowaboutRelocationManagementCompanies(besides that they exist)

W H R G R O U P E M P L O Y E E R E L O C A T I O N

If you are new to learningabout the

you are not alone!

employee relocation industry

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employee relocationservices recently made

Inc. Magazine’s list of “The6 Best Industries You’ve

Never Heard of.”

In fact...

What?

In the simplest terms,relocation management

companies like us provide

professional services toemployees who are beingtransferred by their

employers.Notice:

Opportunity

to Relocate

Many variables factor intothe need to relocate anemployee:

A promotion to a different branch,

Opening a new office, or even

The movement of an entire headquartersto a new location on the other side ofthe globe.

what are details of theprofessional relocation

process?

So...

Tell me

We’ve broken down the top4 things a relocation

management company does...

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Relocation managementcompanies (RMCs) help relocating

employees market and sell theircurrent homes.

Out with the old1

Professional staff working with the “transferee”should be real estate licensed (they are at WHR

Group) to help the assigned real estate agent

price the home to sell quickly and formaximum value.

RMCs connect employees with ahome-finding agent in the

destination location to purchase ahome or find rental or temporary

living accommodations.

In with the new2

It’s the agent’s local knowledge that helps theemployee become acclimated to the types of

homes they can expect in his or her new location—

whether it’s a three­bedroom housein Ohio or a high­rise unit in

Singapore.

An area tour is usually scheduled to help the employee findthe best neighborhood and home to meet his or her needs,in addition to exploring...

Local dining options,

Entertainment,

Shopping,

Transport, and

Schooling options for the family

An area tour is especially important for thoserelocating internationally to become familiar with

the local “norms” and what to expect as an “expat.”

RMCs also help coordinate thephysical move of an employee’s

household goods from onelocation to the other.

Places in between3

to move family belongingsfrom A to B—safely, timely,and all over the world.

WHR Group works with aglobal network of

household goods carriersas well as auto shippers

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Additional services offered by most RMCs include storage forhousehold goods, expense management and

reimbursement, immigration and visa assistance, languageand cultural training, local school search assistance,

destination spousal/partner career support, compensationmanagement, and tax assistance on all these benefits.

Beyond the move4

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