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Overseas professionals still attracted to the UK
Overseas professionals still attracted to the UK
| Published: | 19 Apr at 6 PM |
The UK has stayed in third spot as the most desired country in the world for professionals to work and reside in, revealed a new study into global mobility trends.
Sys-con.com reports that people who come to work in the UK end up staying longer than they had initially planned. The study, carried out by ESCP Europe for specialist recruiters Hydrogen Group, revealed that Britain is one of the most popular locations to move for a job with 84 per cent still in the country after five years.
ESCP Europe visiting professor Raymond Madden explained that people are not moving abroad just to do a two-year assignment and pocket as much money as they can, more and more are now spending their whole working life in a foreign country.
The research also found that senior professionals are now viewing international experience as a prerequisite. Some 72 per cent of respondents said that their employers are of the opinion that international experience is either “important” or “very important”. This figure was at 63 per cent in 2011.
Working abroad is also no longer only for young people, with 45 per cent of the respondents in overseas work being above the age of 40. Migration is now wider than in the past, although the US, Australia and the UK remain the top three most desirable destinations.
Sys-con.com reports that people who come to work in the UK end up staying longer than they had initially planned. The study, carried out by ESCP Europe for specialist recruiters Hydrogen Group, revealed that Britain is one of the most popular locations to move for a job with 84 per cent still in the country after five years.
ESCP Europe visiting professor Raymond Madden explained that people are not moving abroad just to do a two-year assignment and pocket as much money as they can, more and more are now spending their whole working life in a foreign country.
The research also found that senior professionals are now viewing international experience as a prerequisite. Some 72 per cent of respondents said that their employers are of the opinion that international experience is either “important” or “very important”. This figure was at 63 per cent in 2011.
Working abroad is also no longer only for young people, with 45 per cent of the respondents in overseas work being above the age of 40. Migration is now wider than in the past, although the US, Australia and the UK remain the top three most desirable destinations.
