Canada has beaten the United States as the world’s most popular outsourcing destination.
The findings are part of the 2021 Decoding Global Talent Study conducted by The Boston Consulting Group (BCG) and The Network. The report, published March 4, is the first of three of his studies examining how COVID-19 has affected global attitudes and preferences for working abroad, and 190 He includes 209,000 respondents from several countries.
Canada ranked her number one overall in 2020, surpassing the United States, which ranked her number one in 2018, and her previous survey in 2014. Canada used to be No. 3 for her. “Changes in the list of top 10 destinations largely reflect different countries’ successes in managing the COVID-19 outbreak,” the report’s authors noted. Italy, Spain, and almost all other countries that fell or disappeared from the list struggled to flatten the curve at some point last year…strong coronavirus controls also helped Canada. It has overtaken and become the number one labor destination in the world.”
Here are the top 10 global jobs goals for 2020:
1. Canada
2. United States
3. Australia
4. Germany
5. England
6. Japan
7. Switzerland
8. Singapore
9. France
10. New Zealand
“The United States, marred by an incoherent response to the pandemic, adoption of more nationalist policies and social unrest, has fallen to second place in the rankings behind Canada and is essentially on par with Australia,” the report said. Stated.
In addition to being in the top spot overall, Canada is also a top choice for those with master’s or doctoral degrees, those with digital training or expertise, and those under their 30s.
Canada “did a much better job in dealing with the pandemic,” the report notes and is seen as having a better welfare system and a more open culture than the United States.
The report also notes that for the first time since the first survey in 2014, the number of people willing to travel for work has fallen. In 2014, nearly two-thirds of respondents said they liked the idea of moving to another country for work. That number is now approaching 50%.
But the survey results also show that “virtual mobility” is on the rise, with 57% of respondents saying they are willing to work remotely for employers who do not have a physical presence in their home country. says no.