So you want a company posting abroad? Or you're an HR Manager in a company that posts staff abroad?

Then you might want to read this. A recent research study of The Economist Intelligence Unit on expatriate trends shows unprecedented demand for foreign postings. A job in a major emerging market is now deemed essential to career progress. But the old pay and perks associated with the expatriate lifestyle are fast disappearing. Foreign postings are now seen as more adventure than hardship—the preserve of younger, ambitious and unattached executives, who are prepared to forego high salaries for early foreign experience. The report is called Up or out: Next moves for the modern expatriate.  You can find it at:  http://www.businessresearch.eiu.com/or-out.html.