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Unit 6: Re-entry and Career Issues

Self Assessment Notes

State whether the following statements are true or false:
9. Re-entry counselling sessions may also be referred to as debriefing.
10. Re-entry position and career path assistance is not the part of formal repatriation
programme.
11. Repatriation programme helps in forming new social contacts.
12. Companies do not assign the expatriate a mentor.

13. An effective mentor is likely to alert the firm of the imminent return of the repatriate and
thus affect the re-entry position.
14. Stress management, communication-related training are a part of repatriation programme.

15. Financial and tax assistance, including benefit and tax changes, loss of overseas allowance
are also dealt in the repatriation program.

Task Take the example of GE Money, and design a repatriate programme for the
organisations employees who are returning to India after a year’s assignment.

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Case Study Re-entry Problems

J ohn Handel had been back in his hometown for two months after an exciting three
years working in the Japanese subsidiary of a U.S. multinational. As he sat in his
empty office looking out at the city skyline, John reviewed his situation. Well, he had
to admit, for him it had been on exciting and challenging time since his position there as
finance manager had been a promotion. More importantly, it had brought him in control
with different work approaches and procedures and he had interacted with American
expatriates from headquarters as well as the local Japanese. Even though his previous
position had been in the Asia Pacific Regional Office, it had not provided him with the
same exposure as he enjoyed in Japan. John knew that he had gained valuable experience
and self-confidence as a result.
It had not been all excitement though for the family. Anne, his wife, did not complain but
John knew that she faced a difficult time because of his international assignment. One
reason was because his two teenage children had to attend the International School located
at a considerable distance from the Japanese subsidiary, which meant they only came
‘home’ on weekends. It made life particularly lonely for Anne, who was not working in
Japan. She did admit that she often missed her work as a pathologist. Anne was having
trouble back home finding employment — her previous department in a local medical
school had been closed down due to reduced government funding.
Both children enjoyed the international environment at the school, and had adjusted
better than John had hoped. Coming back to Australia though was proving to be traumatic.
His elder son had not been accepted into his chosen university course due to
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