There has been a lot of interest in moving abroad since the economy took a turn for the worse. Is it more than usual? On ExpatExchange, we’ve simply noticed that some of the reasons have changed a bit. More and more people are at ease with the idea that the world is highly interconnected, and don’t care if they need to move to another country to work and live well. Others want to stretch their savings as they retire.
Whatever the reason, homework is critical when you evaluate this life changing decision about whether or not to work abroad. This recent article on FastCompany.com contains the following quote:
“A recent survey by Manpower Inc. found that employment prospects are most favorable in India, Brazil, Colombia, Peru, China, Australia, Singapore, Costa Rica, Canada, Taiwan, and Poland. Jeff Joerres, Manpower Inc.’s chairman and CEO says a reason for this is because the populations of developing countries are increasing nearly six times as fast as those of developed countries. ‘This essentially creates a magnet pulling American workers to developing nations, and moving them along as each destination stabilizes. So you can see how Prague was hot for a while for American workers, then Vietnam and Dubai.’”
As many posts on our forums have recently focused on where to go, we thought this would be a good launching point for some discussion. Enjoy!