Germany Tops List Of Non-English-Speaking Job Destinations

According to a study by ‘Decoding Global Talent’, Germany tops list of non-English-speaking job destinations.

According to a study, Germany is the world’s most popular non-English-speaking destination for foreign workers. Berlin was among the most popular destinations. Germany topped the list of non-English-speaking countries in a ranking of the most popular places to work released on Wednesday.

According to the market research report “Decoding Global Talent,” Germany is ranked fifth, with English-speaking countries accounting for all four of the top destinations.

Australia is the new international leader this year, surpassing the United States and Canada, which were the top-rated countries in a 2020 ranking. Germany lost fourth place in that study to the United Kingdom, but it remains the most popular non-English-speaking nation.

Germany was viewed as a particularly appealing destination country by those polled in Bosnia and Herzegovina (32%), Turkey (30%), and Pakistan and Hungary (26%).

According to the study, conducted in December, roughly a quarter of people worldwide (23%) were actively looking for work outside their home country.

The proportion of people willing to work abroad is 63%, a slight decrease from 66% in 2020 and far lower than 78% in 2018.

Among those polled in Germany, willingness to leave the country for work was significantly lower.

What Draws More Workers To Germany?

Less than half wanted to work abroad, and just under 7% were actively looking for work elsewhere.

The most popular destinations for German respondents were their Alpine neighbors, Switzerland and Austria, followed by the United States and Spain.

People’s reasons for not wanting to relocate included an emotional attachment to the country, security concerns, the language barrier, and a lack of knowledge about emigration.

The global study also revealed that, in most cases, the specific job was the primary draw, rather than any particular advantage associated with a country. This also applies in Germany. Job quality was the motivator for nearly three-quarters of those surveyed who had relocated to the country.

Security (49%), monetary considerations (48%), the potential for innovation (36%), and the German health-care system (34%) followed. Seventy-seven percent of jobseekers expected their future employers to provide significant assistance with the immigration process, including visa and work permit applications. According to the authors, such assistance could help alleviate worker shortages.

London remained the most popular city in the world, followed by Amsterdam, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, and New York.

Berlin ranked sixth, and for the first time, Frankfurt am Main appeared on the list as another appealing German city, at number forty, followed by Munich in 41st place.

Boston Consulting Group, the Stepstone recruitment platform, and The Network, the umbrella group for recruitment agencies, released the study on Wednesday. A total of 150,735 people participated in 188 countries, with 14,000 in Germany.

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