Global Talent Mobility Research

In 2006 Intelligence Group completed a survey concerning mobility on the international labor market of people living in eight European countries, namely Belgium, Denmark, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands, Norway, Sweden and the United Kingdom. The results are published in The International Recruitment Manual (2006).

In July and August of 2009 a follow-up was executed by Intelligence Group and The Network, in over 40 countries, resulting in 66.000 respondents living in over 67 countries. The goal of this follow-up is to provide employers with solutions to their recruitment problems.

Which data is included in the Global Talent Mobility Research?

The Global Talent Mobility Research contains of four types of information.

1. General information about respondents, like age, country of living and educational and work related background.
2. Work to people: Mobility on local labor markets. The Global Talent Mobility Research consists of information concerning pull factors and search behavior of (potential) candidates on local labor markets in 67 countries all over the world.
3. International labor market mobility. The research gives answer to questions concerning the willingness of people to consider working abroad and pull factors, the underlying reasons when they experience positive attitudes.
4. People to work: International labor market mobility. To respondents with positive attitudes towards international mobility on the labor market, the Global Talent Mobility Research provides information concerning pull factors, countries and cities of preference and search behavior on the global labor market. It also includes aspects candidates find important to know when they are considering a job abroad.

How can the Global Talent Mobility Research help you?

An advice can provide you with answers to a whole range of questions concerning local and international labor market. Some examples are:

• Where in the world is the talent I'm looking for?
• Where (in what countries) do I need to focus our recruitment marketing activities?
• Which reasons are of importance for your target group when choosing a particular employer (everywhere in the world)?
• What differences appear between potential in different countries?
• How can your potential in countries abroad be convinced to move to your country to work?
• What media is most effective to use when communicating with your target group?
• Which information should you provide to support international employees when the consider moving to your country?
• Which information concerning your company should you communicate when dealing with a geographically divided target group?

Possible types of output

Your question can be answered by providing you with tables presented in different forms. It is possible to get just the data or a written report with interpretations to the data. In addition to the data it is also possible to get a full advise about your specific problem, the solution and the steps to take to solve your problem.
Dependent on your type of problem and existing knowledge the optimal type of output will be deliberated.

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