Australia Attracts Job Seekers From Overseas

28 Jul 2014

Australia is regarded as 12^th most preferable overseas work location in the world, a report reveals.

The global research institute has revealed that 11.3% of all job searchers in Australia came from foreign countries, of which India, Canada, the US and the UK are considered to be major countries. The decreases in the living costs coincide with this information causing it to be the most sought after destination for foreign nationals.

According to the statistics revealed by the Mercer Cost of Living Survey, Sydney came down from ninth to 26^th position, while Melbourne dropped from 16^th to 33 positions and Canberra fell out of the top 50 list.

The research also presented that 24.9% of workers of Australia sought for positions at foreign locations in comparison with global average of around one in ten workers. The common destination for Australian jobseekers was US, while India was the second most desired destination. The US and UK were the significant destinations for Australian HR professionals.

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