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Jobbatical's Lauren Proctor discusses the future of jobs for tech experts

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Channel: Digital Trends · 2018 · Science & Technology

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Today on Digital Trends Live we had Jobbatical's Lauren Proctor to talk about the future trends for finding tech jobs abroad, including a Digital Nomad Visa, which allows tech experts to travel from country to country much easier. 

"There is actually a skill shortage in tech almost everywhere right now, and we have tech workers from countries all around the world," Proctor said. "We just got a sign-up from North Korea, we have employers from 76 countries, so these are employers that really want to build diverse teams and benefit from global expertise from around the world."

Jobbatical has just celebrated its fourth birthday and has assisted 275,000 people and averages 3,000 signups a week. The company has matched people from 34 countries to 54 other countries. Unsurprisingly, Proctor explained that job trends for 2019 include people wanting to work remote.

"We are seeing more and more remote work ... people want to stay remote with their career, they want flexibility," she said. "More than anything we are seeing tons of people from big startup hubs, San Francisco and New York, they are throwing away their salary for real personal growth and career growth and care about working with a company on a mission."

Employers are also making an effort to address artificial intelligence (A.I.) and how to find employees to fit those needs.

"We are seeing a ton of employers trying to figure out what to do with A.I. and machine learning," she said. "We are seeing that governments are supporting this as well. We are working with some governments to actually change visa laws so that companies can bring in these high-profile workers."

Read more: https://www.digitaltrends.com/digital-trends-live/jobbatical-head-of-product-and-marketing-lauren-proctor-interview/

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