Global job market ranking

Germany is the most popular non-English-speaking country - Seite 2

However, respondents in Germany are significantly less willing to leave the country for a job: Less than half would want to work abroad and only just under 7 percent are currently actively looking for a job outside Germany. The top destinations for German respondents are the neighboring countries of Switzerland and Austria, followed by the USA and Spain. In turn, Germany is a particularly attractive destination for people from Bosnia and Herzegovina (32%), Turkey (30%), Pakistan and Hungary (26% each).

"Demographic change poses a major challenge for the labor market: we are running out of workers. Without immigration, we will not be able to maintain our prosperity," says The Stepstone Group labour market expert Dr. Tobias Zimmermann, co-author of the study. "It is a huge opportunity that so many people are keen to move to Germany for a good job. Politics and business should work even more closely together to promote more flexible and faster labor market integration."

Attractive jobs and support with the visa process desired

The global study also shows that in most cases, it is the specific job offer that determines whether employees want to go abroad - and less because they associate a particular country with individual benefits. This also applies to Germany: for almost three quarters of respondents (74%), job quality is the reason they choose Germany, while the healthcare system, for example, is only relevant for around a third (34%).

At the same time, 77% expect their future employers to take significant care of the immigration process and support them in applying for visas and work permits, for example. "In the competition for workers from abroad, those companies will win that know their future employee requirements and offer talented people attractive working conditions as well as organizational support - for example when applying for work permits. Unfortunately, this is often still very laborious in Germany," says Jens Baier, Senior Partner at the Boston Consulting Group, and co-author of the study.