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International assignments can offer employees valuable career opportunities and enriching life experiences. However, there are significant costs involved. Mercer’s 2012 Worldwide Survey of International Assignment Policies and Practices report, with responses from more than 750 multinational companies, identifies key obstacles that organizations and employees should consider when planning a successful overseas assignment, as well as demographic trends in the expatriate talent pool and the incentives that attract top-performing candidates with a global mindset.