How global hiring became a growth strategy for European business

As flexible working becomes the norm for more and more businesses, companies are increasingly looking beyond what their local talent pools can offer.

According to a report by global work payments and employment platform Native Teams and recruitment firm Robert Walters, five markets generate almost half (49.8%) of all global cross-border hiring: the US, UK, Germany, Spain and India.

Cross-border hiring between European countries generates 40.9% of all global hiring activity, the report says. This type of hiring is not randomly distributed but concentrated around a small group of economies and markets.AI is only accelerating this shift. With AI job roles evolving fast, employers are looking abroad to fill their talent gaps.

Within the next three years, around half of all jobs will be fundamentally reshaped by AI, requiring new skills and expectations, according to Boston Consulting Group.

Meanwhile, the UK government’s AI Skills for Life and Work data suggests occupations directly involving AI are also projected to grow by 12.4% over the next decade.