The business world in 2020 will be markedly different from that of today. International mobility strategies will need to progress significantly to keep pace with this change and the great increases in assignee numbers.
Talent Mobility 2020 report
This is the main conclusion of the Talent Mobility 2020 report, published by PricewaterhouseCoopers. Several sources were used to compile the report, such as a database with information from 900 companies that are frequently surveyed on assignment trends, and a survey (n=4000) of the millennial generation (people born after 1980).
Shifting mobility patterns
The report foresees a 50% growth in assignments abroad by 2020, especially more quick, short-term, and commuter assignments. There will be a significant shift in mobility patterns, as skilled employees from emerging markets increasingly operate across their home continent and beyond. The predicted rise in international mobility ties in beautifully with the ideas of the millennial generation, who view working abroad as ‘a rite of passage’. Over 80% of this age group worldwide now expresses a wish to work at least some time abroad.
