You are from corporate headquarters.
As a member of the HR department, you are responsible for managing international assignments. You are to present a 10 minute summary of the key aspects of expatriate selection to a regional meeting of subsidiary managers, none of whom have any experience in HR or in selecting expatriates.
The corporate objective is to use intra-regional international assignments for cross-border project teamwork between their various operations within the region. What aspects of expatriate selection should you highlight in your presentation?