London most desired place to work

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London Most Desired Place to Work. London has been voted as the most desired place in the world to work in a new survey, beating New York and Paris.

London: London has been voted as the most desired place in the world to work in a new survey, beating New York and Paris.

The survey by The Boston Consulting Group and totaljobs.com on 200,000 people from 188 countries showed that nearly one in six of those questioned want to work in London, while Sydney, Madrid, Barcelona, Berlin, Toronto, Singapore and Rome made up the rest of the top 10 cities, respectively, the Guardian reported.

Mike Booker, international director at totaljobs.com, said that this report cements London's reputation as a truly global city. Not only does it offer a wealth of job opportunities in a range of industries, but it boasts some of the world's top cultural attractions, so it's no surprise that people across the globe want to come and work here.

The UK is the second most-appealing country for international jobseekers after the US, with 37 percent saying they want to work in the UK, against 42 percent for the US. The UK is particularly popular among people in Portugal, Israel, Barbados, Romania and Jamaica. Canada is the third most desirable country (35 percent) overall, while Germany, Switzerland and France are the favourite non-English-speaking countries that people would relocate to.

The survey also found that 44 percent of Brits want to move abroad for work, while the French and the Dutch were most willing to up sticks among Europeans, with more than 90 percent desiring. a job abroad and that two in three jobseekers worldwide (64 percent) are willing to move abroad for work, led by engineers and those working in technical jobs.

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