Top 5 countries for overseas careers

For individuals working overseas, job satisfaction and happiness are crucial factors that determine if they are contented with their overseas career.  In order to find out which countries are the best options for an overseas career, InterNations recently did a survey of over 20,000 expat workers across 187 countries to understand if they are satisfied with their overseas careers.

Countries were assessed on what they could offer overseas workers under the following parameters:

• Career prospects
• Job satisfaction
• Job security
• Economic outlook
• Working hours
• Work-life balance

The survey ranked some countries at the top on certain parameters. Panama offered good work-life balance while Luxembourg scored high on economic outlook and job security while surprisingly the US scored low on work-life balance but the overall level of job satisfaction (64%) was on par with the global average of 65%.

Of the countries surveyed, Vietnam stood at the top on all the parameters for expat workers. Here is the list of the top five countries which offer a quality work life to expats and their scores under each criterion:

1. Vietnam

• 68% of employees are happy with their career prospects
• 74% of employees reported a high level of job satisfaction
• 69% were happy with the sense of job security
• 82% think the state of the economy is satisfactory
•  71% like their working hours
• 71% are satisfied with their work-life balance

2. Czechia (the Czech Republic)

• 68% of employees are happy with their career prospects
• 73% of employees reported a high level of job satisfaction
• 71% were happy with the sense of job security
• 84% think the state of the economy is satisfactory
•  76% like their working hours
• 69% are satisfied with their work-life balance

3. Luxembourg

• 64% of employees are happy with their career prospects
• 74% of employees reported a high level of job satisfaction
• 69% were happy with the sense of job security
• 96% think the state of the economy is satisfactory
• 61% like their working hours
• 63% are satisfied with their work-life balance

4. Germany

• 65% of employees are happy with their career prospects
• 69% of employees reported a high level of job satisfaction
• 72% were happy with the sense of job security
• 90% think the state of the economy is satisfactory
• 72% like their working hours
• 67% are satisfied with their work-life balance

5. Netherlands

• 61% of employees are happy with their career prospects
• 69% of employees reported a high level of job satisfaction
• 68% were happy with the sense of job security
• 89% think the state of the economy is satisfactory
• 74% like their working hours
• 73% are satisfied with their work-life balance

For expats working abroad, happiness in their career depends on many factors. This ranking of countries based on these factors will help individuals wanting to work abroad.

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