British-Iranian Ali Tehrani, a 24-year-old University College of London graduate and founder of start-up firm KeyPursuit, poses for a photograph at his office in London, Britain, in this picture taken March 22, 2016. REUTERS/Pamela Barbaglia
LONDON (Reuters) - International firms are hunting for Western-educated Iranians to take on executive jobs in the Islamic Republic after the removal of most sanctions, but are finding it hard to win them over.
Interviews with Western companies and headhunters as well as more than 20 Iranians living abroad showed that expatriates are waiting to see how promised reforms progress before deciding whether to go back, despite lucrative job offers.
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