Vandover will participate in a career panel hosted by local NBC affiliate KSDK on Monday, November 10 from 5:00 p.m. to 11:00 p.m. Viewers can call 314.969.8655 or visit www.ksdk.com for a live web chat to ask career and job transition questions. The panel is free and open to everyone.

Each year, more than 600,000 new businesses are started in the US, according to the Small Business Administration.  Many of these businesses are the result of a transition in the career of the entrepreneur, whether that is a spouse’s relocation, a downsizing, or an innate desire to change paths.  Vandover, a leading provider of career management and relocation assistance, coaches entrepreneurs and recently announced that senior consultant Jim Wojtak will present on this issue at the 2008 International Career Development Conference in Los Angeles in November.

According to a recent survey by Workforce.com, overseas assignments of less than one year nearly tripled from 10% to 27% during the past seven years.  With that increase comes a greater need for innovative products and services to support the employee – and the family – facing a global or domestic short term assignment, relocation, or split family situation.  Vandover, a premier provider of global relocation and transition assistance, recently announced strategic planning initiatives to support this growing need, and has hired Karen Sztencel to lead the efforts.

Vandover, a leading provider of career management and relocation transition assistance, announced today the promotion of Linda Russell to Manager of Marketing and Communication. In this role, Russell will continue to be a central member of Vandover’s marketing team with a central focus on overseeing product development, leading internal communications efforts, and spearheading corporate website enhancements.

In 2007, Ernst & Young’s Mergers and Acquisitions Resources Index showed that there has been a steady increase in corporate acquisitions since 2004. In 2004, there were 30,000 acquisitions worldwide – or about one transaction every 18 minutes (Cartwright, S., & Shoenberg, R., “Thirty Years of Mergers and Acquisitions Research: Recent Advances and Future Opportunities,” British Journal of Management, 17, 1, 1-5, 2006.)

If your company is going through a merger or acquisition, and particularly if your firm is the one being acquired, you may be concerned about how this business change will affect your job.

The July 2008 edition of St. Louis CEO magazine includes an article written by Vandover CEO Mary Quigg. In “Continental Adjustment,” Quigg highlights the importance of employee satisfaction to making international work assignments successful.

Vandover President Margery Marshall reflects on her first six months as company president and discusses key objectives for the remainder of the year and beyond. Click here for the complete PDF report.

Vandover President Margery Marshall was interviewed by the Wall Street Journal for an article about the factors to weigh when considering a possible relocation.  You can read the article here.

Vandover is pleased to announce the promotion of Angela Kaiser to Business Development Coordinator. In this role, Kaiser will be a central member of Vandover’s marketing, business development, and account management teams to serve as an additional direct point of contact for Vandover’s corporate clients and third party partners. This addition to Vandover’s team further ensures personal, prompt, and proactive attention.

But … how do you know?

It’s a question I’ve heard before when I mention to family and friends that I work with a  terrific group of experts.

It would be simple enough for me to say, “I just know,” but there’s more to it than that.