An expat, short for expatriates is a person who leaves their home country to go work and reside in another. In recent years this has been a global trend, people change countries and find new homes in environments they prefer.
According to a research done by HSBC (a global financial services company), in which researchers asked a range of questions to 27,587 expats in 159 different countries and territories, here are the top five cities with the most job opportunities.
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Birmingham – UK
A major city in England, located in the West Midlands region. Birmingham is the second largest city in the UK after London. Birmingham’s economy is now dominated by the service sector.
The city is a major international commercial centre, ranked as a gamma+ world city by the Globalization and World Cities Research Network; and an important transport, retail, events and conference hub.
Its metropolitan economy is the second largest in the United Kingdom, and job opportunities are plenty.
Dublin, capital of the Republic of Ireland is the economic centre of Ireland and was at the forefront of the country’s economic expansion during the Celtic Tiger period.
Companies such as Microsoft, Google, Amazon, eBay, PayPal, Yahoo!, Facebook, Twitter, Accenture and Pfizer now have European headquarters and/or operational bases in the city, with several located in enterprise clusters like the Digital Hub and Silicon Docks.
The presence of these companies has driven economic expansion in the city and led to Dublin sometimes being referred to as the “Tech Capital of Europe”.
The centre is host to half of the world’s top 50 banks and to half of the top 20 insurance companies. Many international firms have established major headquarters in the city
The Celtic Tiger also led to a temporary boom in construction, with large redevelopment projects in the Dublin Docklands and Spencer Dock
As you can imagine, career opportunities are plenty in Dublin
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New York – USA
The big apple, New York is the largest city in the world by land area and hosting more than 17 million residents.
If New York State were an independent nation, it would rank in the top 20 largest economy in the world. Anchored by Wall Street in the Financial District of Lower Manhattan, New York City has been called both the most economically powerful city and the leading financial centre of the world
New York has some of the world best public transport infrastructures, making it easy to commute.
With over 800 languages spoken by a significant portion of the population, New York City is the most linguistically diverse city in the world.
The city is constantly growing, and job opportunities are available.
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London – England, UK
The capital of England and the UK,
London is one of the leading global cities in the arts, commerce, education, entertainment, fashion, finance, healthcare, media, professional services, research and development, tourism and transportation. It is the world’s largest financial centre and has the fifth or sixth largest metropolitan area GDP in the world.
London is one of the leading tourist destinations in the world and in 2015 was ranked as the most visited city in the world with over 65 million visits
London’s largest industry is finance so, surely there are plenty of job opportunities in that field and many others.
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San Francisco – USA
San Francisco’s booming economy and pioneering tech industry make it the best city in the world for career-driven expats, according to HBSC.
San Francisco has a diversified service economy, with employment spread across a wide range of professional services, including financial services, tourism, and (increasingly) high technology. San Francisco is now an epicentre of Internet start-up companies.
Silicon Valley, a region in the southern San Francisco Bay Area of Northern California, referring to the Santa Clara Valley, which serves as the global centre for high technology, innovation and social media.
Thousands of high technology companies are headquartered in Silicon Valley making it a great destination for expats looking for great job opportunities.
