4-2 2025 Global Talent Outlook: Trends & Predictions

02/12/25 • 25 min

Following a significant election year, the focus shifts to the geopolitical landscape, marked by escalating trade tensions and tighter border controls. Beyond these immediate concerns, a more insidious long-term risk for global organizations is the societal impact of changing demographics. UN data, highlighted in a McKinsey report, reveals a growing "youth scarcity" due to declining birth rates and aging populations in advanced economies.

This demographic shift threatens economic growth and creates a challenge for businesses needing more workers for longer hours to maintain productivity. With birth replacement rates below 2.1 in many developed nations, this problem is exacerbated. Consequently, businesses are moving away from traditional HR structures and building global workforce functions.

Join Sirva Soundbites host, Emma Dodwell-Groves, Senior Manager, Global Advisory Services and Hannah Richardson, Senior Vice President, Global Strategic Services as they discuss the demographic shifts in global workforce functions and its impact on talent relocation in 2025.

Hannah Richardson is currently the Senior Vice President of Sirva's Global Strategic Services. Hannah is responsible for a portfolio of multi-national client engagements, strategic partnership, and business alignment to help drive the client agenda. With over 20 years of experience in talent mobility, Hannah has a deep understanding of the macro trends shaping the industry and understands strategic client requirements.
Emma Dodwell-Groves is a Consultant on the Sirva Global Advisory Services team and has over 15 years of experience supporting clients in talent development, global mobility, and cultural training, with a more recent specialization in consulting on diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) and environmental sustainability.
Sirva Soundbites provides the insights, tools and best practices to help talent mobility and human resources professionals navigate through the evolving global talent mobility landscape more confidently and effectively.
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4-1 Making India Home: Essential Destination Services for Expats

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We kick off the year with an episode focusing on India, one of the fastest growing economies and the most populous place on earth.
Join Pooja Prithiani, Client Network Manager for APAC, and Sirva Soundbites host, Emma Dodwell-Groves, for a discussion on the surging popularity of India as an expatriate relocation destination. They will delve into key factors to consider before making the move to this vibrant country.
Key Takeaways:

Discover why India is fast becoming one of the most popular relocation destination
Understand why intercultural training is essential prior to moving to India
Understand the challenges of both international and domestic moves

Pooja Prithiani is is a dynamic professional with over 8 years of expertise in supplier management and 4 years in mobility services. Starting her career as a Global Assignment Consultant at Sirva, she quickly earned accolades, including Rookie of the Year and Most Valuable Practitioner, for her exemplary contributions.
Emma Dodwell-Groves is a Consultant on the Sirva Global Advisory Services team and has over 15 years of experience supporting clients in talent development, global mobility, and cultural training, with a more recent specialization in consulting on diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) and environmental sustainability.
Sirva Soundbites provides the insights, tools and best practices to help talent mobility and human resources professionals navigate through the evolving global talent mobility landscape more confidently and effectively.
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4-3 Insights from Sirva & Newland Chase: Immigration Shifts in the Wake of the Super Election Year

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The US election has concluded, and several newly elected global leaders have initiated the implementation of legislative agendas. This juncture provides an opportune moment to revisit the "super election year" and, through the prism of immigration, analyze the realized changes and formulate strategic responses for the field of global mobility.

Join Sirva Soundbites host, Emma Dodwell-Groves and Ray Rackham, Co-Chair at Newland Chase, as they reflect on what happened during the super election year and discuss next steps which talent mobility professionals will need to consider.

Ray Rackham is Co-Chair of Newland Chase, and serves as Senior Vice President for Client Solutions for CIBT Inc. As Co-Chair of Newland Chase, Ray focuses on the broad commercial aspects of the company; having responsibility for our world-class Newland Chase Advisory practice, our Client Relationship Management and Key Strategic Partnership groups, the development of Immigration Client Solutions; as well as a number of CIBT functions, including marketing. Ray’s role is to ensure that the services we offer meet the needs of our clients, today, tomorrow and beyond. Ray also leads on our thought leadership, public policy, and advocacy efforts.

Emma Dodwell-Groves is a Consultant on the Sirva Global Advisory Services team and has over 15 years of experience supporting clients in talent development, global mobility, and cultural training, with a more recent specialization in consulting on diversity, equity & inclusion (DEI) and environmental sustainability.
Sirva Soundbites provides the insights, tools and best practices to help talent mobility and human resources professionals navigate through the evolving global talent mobility landscape more confidently and effectively.

Get in touch with us: [email protected]

Sirva Soundbites - 4-2 2025 Global Talent Outlook: Trends & Predictions

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Emma Dodwell-Groves: [00:00:00] You are listening to Sirva Soundbites, the official podcast of Sirva, a leading global relocation management and moving services company. We aim to bring you authentic and insightful discussions on the latest trends and best practices in global talent mobility and the evolving future of work. Are you ready?

Emma Dodwell-Groves: Let's get started. Hello and welcome to Sirva Soundbites, wh