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The Importance of Immigrant Talent to Michigan Businesses

The Importance of Immigrant Talent to Michigan Businesses . Athena Trentin Director Global Talent Retention Initiative Of Southeast Michigan (GTRI). Serving Diverse Clientele. Customers gravitate towards companies that reflect their values and interests.

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The Importance of Immigrant Talent to Michigan Businesses

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  1. The Importance of Immigrant Talentto Michigan Businesses Athena Trentin Director Global Talent Retention Initiative Of Southeast Michigan (GTRI)

  2. Serving Diverse Clientele • Customers gravitate towards companies that reflect their values and interests. • Important to have interculturally competent staff • Investors expect to see their interests represented

  3. Competing in Today’s Global Market • All businesses are global • Linguistically and interculturally competent employees are essential • People who speak languages of clients/investors • Understanding how culture influences business relationships

  4. Developing New Products & Technologies • Who are the innovators? • Highly skilled/trained research talent • PhDs awarded each year in the US to international students • Sciences = 40% • Physics = 45% • Computer & Information Sciences = 46% • The entrepreneurial-minded • 25% high tech companies 1995-2005 = 1 immigrant founder • >40 Fortune 500 companies in 2010 = immigrant founders • Highly educated immigrants 2x as likely to hold patents, 3x as likely to start their own business

  5. Hiring the Most Qualified Candidate Where are the jobs? Where is the talent? International Students dominate PhDs in STEM fields Engineering = 51% Electrical = 58% Mechanical = 53% Computer = 59% International students concentrated at highest ranked universities Different cultural values of education and success • U.S. Bureau of Labor & Statistics: • 2006-2016 – STEM fields growing fastest • Primarily math & computer-related occupations

  6. The Myths of Hiring Foreign Nationals • Displaces U.S. Workers • Too Expensive • Too Much Red Tape • Not Worth the Effort

  7. Displaces U.S. Workers - FALSE • Studies show hiring foreign nationals with advanced degrees promotes job growth 100 H1Bs = 183 new jobs created

  8. Too Expensive - FALSE • As an investment, the return is far greater than the expense • Many foreign nationals not required to pay into social security/medicare/medicaid • $ saved by employer can go towards H1B application • Potentially, more $ saved than spent on H1B application

  9. Too Much Red Tape - FALSE • With proper planning and a well seasoned immigration attorney, the process is not that difficult. • International Students come with their own work authorization. (1 - 2.5 years) • Should allow more than enough time for H1B planning

  10. Not Worth the Effort - FALSE • Immigrants generally more loyal and stay longer • Average domestic graduate changes jobs every 2-3 years until age 35. • Even if international student needs to return home, you will have that employee the same amount of time as a domestic applicant.

  11. Do Great Minds REALLY Think Alike? NO! • Great Minds: • Bring different perspectives to the table • Move the innovation process forward more productively • Recognize great ideas no matter from whom they originate • Welcome anything that promotes growth and prosperity

  12. Thank you! Athena Trentin Director Global Talent Retention Initiative of Southeast Michigan (GTRI) athena@urcmich.org www.MiGTRI.org Find us on Facebook and LinkedIn!

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