Unit 5a:RelocationListeningAmanda Ramone speaking.Hi,Amanda.It's Bob

here.Hi,Bob.Did you get my report about ERS?Yeah,no problem.Now,you

said you were contacting another company?Yeah,I spoke to one this

morning,Worldwide Relocation.And they look good.And how well do they

meet our needs?Do they stand up to ERS?They're both pretty

similar.Like ERS,they have a house search service....And do they

handle all the paperwork? Visas,work permits...?Yead.No problems

there.OK,fine.Now what about transport?You know,removal,shipping.Let

me just....Oh right.Here it is.No,this is something Worldwide don't

offer.Where as ERS do.Mmm.How do you feel about that,Amanda?I don't

know,but I don't see this as a major problem.I think it's something

you can handle from the Seattle end.OK,And what wlse?How about finding

schools?Yeah.They have a school search service.And another interesting

thing is that they run orientation and cultural integration

programmes.Mmm.Sounds interesting,Amanda.So what's your feeling on

this?Well,neither company meets all our key needs,but there's but

there's no-one else in the picture.And in terms of cost?In terms of

cost,ERS are offering the best deal.However,cost isn't a major issue

here.You know,it worries me that ERS offer no partner employment

assistance.How about Worldwide?Yes,and very successfully.The guy I

spoke to said that they can normally arrange employment for the

partner within three months.And as most of our people have wives or

husbands,....Yeah.That's the main problem for me with ERS.For

me,too.OK,Amanda.Well,you're closest to this.What's your view?