Employee Experience

If you've standardized and documented some basic sponsorship processes and built a portal for international employee resources, you're likely ahead of many peers. However, it's critical to build out contingency plans to account for employee vacation, potential delays in start dates, etc. to be prepared for worst-case scenarios. It might also be worth collaborating with your immigration vendor to find opportunities where immigration can be leveraged as a talent attractor or retention tool across the organization.

As the nature of work adopts to be more dynamic and flexible, companies that are prepared to enable employees to work in such ways will outperform those that don't. Taking the time to invest in creating standardized processes can save a tremendous amount of resources and reduce risk. Going one step further to allow your employees access to visualize potential sponsorship pathways can help foster a culture of trust and accountability.

Chaotic employee experiences are often hard to diagnose until the team has lost a valuable resource. With technical talent, that impact can be quite costly. Consider some of these lagging indicators to gain perspective on where your team might have opportunities to create a stronger proactive approach to immigration and technical talent retention.

You have built a strong foundation for immigration process management, ensuring all stakeholders have proper visibility into open workflows. You can begin to optimize it by reviewing results, soliciting feedback, and implementing improvements that will ensure you have a functional and effective immigration program suited to your specific Talent and People Operations needs.

You have developed a mature immigration program with a well-documented immigration policy. Your emerging immigration program has evolved into one that helps you attract and retain international talent for positions that might have otherwise gone unfilled. Now, you may be looking for more ways to bolster your existing practices and deliver more comprehensive benefits to your international employees and their families. 

Though you may already provide international employees with some guidance and support for their immigration journey, you have identified some opportunities to step up the communication and support you offer. Currently, you can ensure international employees get answers to their immigration questions, but you want a more consistent and proactive approach to meeting their needs.