Approximately 97,000 people from 30 countries in the Americas, APAC APAC , and EMEA regions responded to a workplace survey developed by Kelly Services®. The Kelly Global Workforce Index (KG WI) revealed opinions about work and the workplace from a generational viewpoint. This report highlights responses to questions regarding Talent Mobility.The questions focused on: • Readiness to move for the right job • Area of the world in which participants would want to work • Obstacles to moving to another continent for a job • Maximum time prepared to work in another continent • Unconventional work arrangements, such as long/unusual hours, multiple jobs, living away from home, excessive travel, etc. • Length of time those working in unconventional arrangements can continue to do so.

1. Talent Mobility
t h e e v o lv i n g w o r k f o r c e

2. : The Evolving Workforce
conTenTs
3 TalenT mobiliTy—a visual summary
4 inTroducTion
5 moving for The righT job
8 Working in anoTher conTinenT
10 obsTacles To moving abroad
12 unconvenTional Working arrangemenTs
16 enduring an unconvenTional Working arrangemenT
18 conclusion
21 abouT This reporT
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3. : The Evolving Workforce
t h e e v o lv i n g w o r k f o r c e : ta l e n t m o b i l i t y
58
family and
X BB
Y % friends are The
main reason for
noT WanTing To
move To anoTher
gen y are more prepared To conTinenT for a job
move Than older generaTions
oTher concerns:
18% cosT of moving
13% language barrier
5% culTural differences
family and
friends are more
77% 34%
imporTanT To
Women Than men
Three-quarTers of job seekers
are prepared To shifT for The
46 %
righT job, 34% To anoTher by far the most desirable
counTry or conTinenT
destination for globetrotting
job seekers is europe. 5 years The Time
one-quarTer of
2 % The leasT desirable mobile Workers
desTinaTion for Will sTay abroad
job seekers is The
middle easT 58% aresTay for
To
prepared
Three years
or less
across the
b ard 49% Work long or unusual hours
20 % norTh america is
anoTher favoriTe
desTinaTion for
Workers on
The move
17% Work mulTiple jobs
13% live aWay from home
13% endure excessive Travel
8% oTher
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4. : The Evolving Workforce
introduction
approximaTely 97,000 people from 30 counTries in The americas, apac,
and emea regions responded To a Workplace survey developed by
kelly services®. The kelly global Workforce index (kgWi) revealed
opinions abouT Work and The Workplace from a generaTional vieWpoinT.
survey respondents ranged in age from 18 to 65 and This report highlights responses to questions
comprised the following generational groups: regarding talent mobility. The questions focused on:
generation y (age 18 – 29), generation x (age 30 – 47), • Readiness to move for the right job
and the baby boomer generation (age 48 – 65). • Area of the world in which participants would
the global survey was open to everyone, with no want to work
restrictions. To that end, respondents were either • Obstacles to moving to another continent for a job
employed within a variety of industries, ranging from • Maximum time prepared to work in another
information technology to finance, or were unemployed continent
and searching for future work opportunities. • Unconventional work arrangements, such as
each respondent revealed their viewpoints on the long/unusual hours, multiple jobs, living away
following four topics: from home, excessive travel, etc.
• Length of time those working in unconventional
• talent mobility arrangements can continue to do so.
• Social Media/Networking
• Drivers of Career Choice and Career Progression
• Effective Employers/Employer of Choice
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5. : The Evolving Workforce
moving for the right job
hoW far Would you be prepared
To move for The righT job?
(by generation)
01
ANOTHER COUNTRY/CONTINENT
34% Baby Boomers
most survey participants are willing to move for
40%
the right job. 33%
21%
According to the Kelly Global Workforce Index,
Generation X
more than three in four participants (77 percent) ANOTHER CITY/TOWN
would be willing to move for the right job, with more 18%
than one-third (34 percent) even willing to move to 19%
18%
another country or continent.
18% Generation Y
across all regions, generation y participants are more all generations
ANOTHER STATE/REGION/PROVINCE
willing to move for the right job (85 percent), followed 13% generation y
by more than three in four generation x (76 percent), 13% generation X
All Generations
and more than three in five baby boomers (63 percent). 13% baby boomers
14%
WITHIN THE SAME COUNTRY/DISTRICT/PROVINCE
12%
13%
12%
10%
NOT WILLING TO MOVE
23%
23%
19%
21%
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6. : The Evolving Workforce
moving for the right job
hoW far Would you be prepared
To move for The righT job?
(by region)
02
ANOTHER COUNTRY/CONTINENT
34% Americas
about four in five apac and emea survey
35%
participants are willing to move for the right job 40%
(81 and 79 percent, respectively). many of these 22%
participants would go as far as another country or
EMEA
continent (35 and 40 percent, respectively). ANOTHER CITY/TOWN
18%
17%
18%
21% APAC
all countries
ANOTHER STATE/REGION/PROVINCE
apac
13%
14% emea
All countries
10% americas
18%
WITHIN THE SAME COUNTRY/DISTRICT/PROVINCE
12%
15%
12%
11%
NOT WILLING TO MOVE
23%
19%
21%
29%
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7. : The Evolving Workforce
moving for the right job
aside from your oWn region,
Which parT of The globe Would
you mosT like To Work in?
03
EUROPE
(by generation) 46%
49%
Baby Boomers
by more than a two-to-one margin, europe is the 46%
36%
part of the world where most people would want to
work, followed by north america (46 percent and NORTH AMERICA
20 percent, respectively). 20%
20% Generation X
19%
22%
SOUTH AMERICA
4%
4% Generation Y
Generation Y
4%
4%
all generations
ASIA PACIFIC
10% generation y
11%
10%
All Generations
All Generations
generation X
8% baby boomers
AFRICA
3%
2%
3%
3%
MIDDLE EAST
2%
2%
2%
2%
DON'T KNOW
16%
11%
15%
25%
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8. : The Evolving Workforce
working in another continent
WhaT is The maximum Time you’d be
prepared To Work in anoTher conTinenT?
(by region)
04
LESS THAN A YEAR Americas
The desire to move to another continent for a job 29%
seems to be more driven by the experience than
36%
setting up permanent residence.
22% EmEA
participants from apac and americas (67 and 35%
62 percent, respectively) are more inclined to make
this experience a short stay of up to three years than
those from emea (51 percent). APAC
1 – 3 YEARS
all countries
29%
apac
31%
emea All countries
29% americas
27%
3 YEARS OR MORE
43%
33%
49%
40%
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9. : The Evolving Workforce
working in another continent
WhaT is The maximum Time you’d be
prepared To Work in anoTher conTinenT?
(by generation)
05
LESS THAN A YEAR Baby Boomers
nearly three in five survey participants (58 percent) are 29%
prepared to stay in another continent for up to three 27%
years. more than one-half of generation x participants
(56 percent) say they could stay a maximum of up to three 28% Gen X
years in another continent, and even more baby boomers 37%
are prepared to stay up to three years (64 percent).
Gen Y
1 – 3 YEARS
all generations
29%
generation y
31%
All generations
generation X
28% baby boomers
27%
3 YEARS OR MORE
43%
42%
44%
37%
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10. : The Evolving Workforce
obstacles to moving abroad
Which of The folloWing Would mosT
likely prevenT you from moving To
anoTher conTinenT for a job?
06
FAMILY/FRIENDS
(by generation) Baby Boomers
58%
58%
economic times are evidently not the main factor in 58%
the decision to move to another continent for a job. 55%
instead, the decision is more emotional than
Generation X
anything else. COST OF MOVING
18%
Family/friend influences are dominant across all 20%
17%
generations and are most likely to prevent survey
16% Generation Y
participants from moving to another
continent for their job—according to 58 percent LANGUAGE BARRIERS
all generations
across all regions. 13% generation y
12%
All Generations
generation X
13%
baby boomers
15%
CULTURAL DIFFERENCES
5%
5%
5%
4%
OTHER
7%
5%
7%
9%
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11. : The Evolving Workforce
obstacles to moving abroad
Which of The folloWing Would mosT
likely prevenT you from moving To
anoTher conTinenT for a job?
07
FAMILY/FRIENDS
(by region) Americas
58%
60%
across all countries, nearly three in five survey 61%
participants (58 percent) say family or friends would 50%
most likely be the reason preventing them from moving
EMEA
to another continent for a job. Less than one in five COST OF MOVING
survey participants (18 percent), across all countries, 18%
say they are prevented from moving abroad due 17%
13%
to the cost.
27% APAC
all countries
survey participants in the americas are less impacted LANGUAGE BARRIERS
by family and friends (50 percent) than their apac
13%
counterparts in emea and apac (61 and 60 percent, 11% emea
All countries
respectively). 14% americas
12%
Those in the americas are also more inclined to not
CULTURAL DIFFERENCES
move abroad due to the costs. more than one in
5%
four in the americas (27 percent) are prevented from
7%
moving to another continent due to the costs incurred 5%
in moving. 3%
OTHER
7%
5%
7%
8%
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12. : The Evolving Workforce
unconventional
working arrangements
are you Working in WhaT
you consider To be an
08
YES Americas
unconvenTional arrangemenT?
e.g., long/unusual hours, multiple jobs, living away 34%
from home, eXcessive travel, etc.
42%
(by region)
32% EMEA
many consider their working arrangement
unconventional, such as long/unusual hours, multiple 30%
jobs, living away from home, excessive travel, etc.
ApAC
one-third (34 percent) of survey participants say they NO
are working unconventionally. all countries
63%
apac
more survey participants in the apac region report 55%
emea All countries
an unconventional working arrangement than their 64% americas
counterparts across all other regions.
66%
DON'T KNOW
4%
4%
4%
4%
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unconventional
working arrangements
are you Working in WhaT
you consider To be an
09
YES Baby booomers
unconvenTional arrangemenT?
e.g., long/unusual hours, multiple jobs, living away 34%
from home, eXcessive travel, etc.
36%
(by generation)
34% Gen X
more than one-third of generations y and x
27%
(36 and 34 percent, respectively) consider their work
arrangement to be unconventional, while 27 percent
of baby boomers are working unconventionally. Gen Y
NO
all generations
63%
generation y
60%
All Generations
generation X
63% baby boomers
69%
DON'T KNOW
4%
4%
3%
4%
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14. : The Evolving Workforce
unconventional
working arrangements
Which of These applies To you?
(among those working in an
unconventional arrangement)
10
LONG OR UNUSUAL HOURS
(by region) 49% Americas
46%
Notably, the majority in the Americas who consider 47%
themselves in an unconventional arrangement say 56%
they are working long or unusual hours (56 percent). EMEA
MULTIPLE JOBS
in contrast, less than one-half of participants in apac
17%
and emea cite working long or unusual hours (46 and
20%
47 percent, respectively). 15%
19% APAC
all countries
LIVING AWAY FROM HOME
apac
13%
21% emea
All countries
10% americas
10%
EXCESSIVE TRAVEL
13%
8%
19%
6%
OTHER
8%
6%
9%
9%
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15. : The Evolving Workforce
unconventional
working arrangements
Which of These applies To you?
(among those working in an
unconventional arrangement)
11
LONG OR UNUSUAL HOURS
(by generation) 49% Baby boomers
50%
across all generations, working long or unusual hours is 49%
by far the most common unconventional arrangement. 47%
Gen X
MULTIPLE JOBS
The baby boomer generation ranks highest among
17%
those working multiple jobs (21 percent).
16%
17%
one-half of generation y respondents who are in 21% Gen Y
an unconventional arrangement are working long or all generations
unusual hours. generation y is also the highest ranking LIVING AWAY FROM HOME
generation y
generation living away from home (15 percent). 13%
generation X
15%
All generations
12% baby boomers
11%
EXCESSIVE TRAVEL
13%
12%
14%
12%
OTHER
8%
7%
8%
9%
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enduring an unconventional
working arrangement
hoW long do you believe you
can conTinue Working in an
12
1 YEAR OR LESS
unconvenTional arrangemenT? Americas
46%
(by region)
49%
more can endure an unconventional working 43%
arrangement for the short term. 50% EMEA
almost one-half of those working in these
1 – 3 YEARS
unconventional arrangements (46 percent) believe
20%
they can only continue doing this for up to one year. APAC
26%
however, one-quarter (24 percent) say they can
20% all countries
do it indefinitely.
15% apac
apac participants are less likely to endure the emea
All countries
unconventional situation indefinitely (14 percent). 3 – 5 YEARS americas
9%
12%
9%
7%
INDEFINITELY
24%
14%
28%
28%
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17. : The Evolving Workforce
enduring an unconventional
working arrangement
hoW long do you believe you
can conTinue Working in an
13
1 YEAR OR LESS
unconvenTional arrangemenT? Baby Boomers
46%
(by generation)
52%
baby boomers working in an unconventional 43%
arrangement are more likely to say they can endure 39% Gen X
their situation indefinitely (35 percent), in contrast to
less than one in five generation y participants
1 – 3 YEARS
(18 percent).
20%
22% Gen Y
20% all generations
15% generation y
All Generations
generation X
3 – 5 YEARS baby boomers
9%
8%
10%
11%
INDEFINITELY
24%
18%
27%
35%
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18. : The Evolving Workforce
conclusion
generaTion y
across all regions generation y participants are more more than one-third of generation y participants
willing to move for the right job (85 percent). Two in (36 percent) are working in an unconventional
four of these participants (40 percent) are even willing arrangement, such as long or unusual hours, multiple
to move to another country or continent. aside from jobs, living away from home, excessive travel, etc.
their own region, about one-half of generation y would One-half of this generation experiencing an
most want to move to Europe, followed by just 18 unconventional arrangement cite working long and
percent who would choose north america. unusual hours.
nearly three in five (58 percent) of generation y
participants say they could stay a maximum of up
to three years in another continent, and the same
percentage indicate family/friends are a barrier to
making the step to move to another continent. one
in five (20 percent) say that cost alone would prevent
them from moving to another continent.
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19. : The Evolving Workforce
conclusion
generaTion x and baby boomers
compared to generation y, generation x and baby more than one-third (34 percent) of generation x
Boomers are less willing to move for the right job. participants (similar to generation y) are working in an
However, willingness to move is cited by the majority unconventional arrangement, such as long or unusual
of all generations—76 percent of generation x and hours, multiple jobs, living away from home, excessive
63 percent of baby boomers. baby boomers are least travel, etc. more than one-quarter of baby boomers
likely to want to move to another country/continent (27 percent) are working in what they consider to be
(21 percent)—versus 33 percent of generation x. unconventional arrangements. roughly one-half of all
nearly one-half of generation x (46 percent) would generations who are experiencing an unconventional
most want to work in europe, followed by 36 percent arrangement cite working long and unusual hours
of baby boomers. (49 percent of generation x, followed by 47 percent
of baby boomers).
more than one-half of generation x participants
(56 percent) say they could stay a maximum of up baby boomers working in an unconventional
to three years in another continent, and even more arrangement are more likely to say they can endure
baby boomers are prepared to stay up to three years their situation indefinitely (35 percent), in contrast to
(64 percent). Family/friends are a barrier across all 27 percent of generation x.
generations. less than one in five participants say that
cost alone would prevent them from moving to another
continent (17 and 16 percent of generation x and
baby boomers, respectively).
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conclusion
TalenT mobiliTy Wrap up
most participants of the 2011 kelly global Workforce many participants consider their working arrangement
Index are willing to move for the right job. unconventional, such as long/unusual hours, multiple
jobs, living away from home, excessive travel, etc.
The desire to move to another continent for a job seems
to be more driven by the experience than setting up more participants can endure an unconventional
permanent residence. working arrangement for the short term—one
year or less.
economic times are evidently not the main factor in the
decision to move to another continent for a job. Instead,
the decision is more emotional than anything else.
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21. abouT The kelly global Workforce index™
The Kelly Global Workforce Index is an annual survey revealing opinions about work and
the workplace from a generational viewpoint. Approximately 97,000 people from the
americas, apac and emea responded to the 2011 survey with results published on a
quarterly basis. analysis of the 2011 data was conducted by echo research. kelly services
was the recipient of a marcom platinum award in 2010 and a gold award in 2009 for the
Kelly Global Workforce Index in the Research/Study category.
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