Predicting Immigrant Employment Sequences in the First Years of Settlement

Fuller, Sylvia; Martin, Todd F.

doi:10.1111/j.1747-7379.2012.00883.x

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“…As previously highlighted, for most participants these pathways were by no means linear but necessarily fluid, as individuals continually assessed their progress towards their goal and took steps to address any barriers that they encountered. The various barriers migrants encounter in their search for work have been widely documented in the literature (Chaze & George, 2013;Constable et al, 2004;Fuller & Martin, 2012;Reitz, 2007;Zuberi & Ptashnick, 2012) and, on the whole, the findings in this study support previous research. The main barriers are briefly outlined below.…”

Section: Pathway Progressionsupporting

confidence: 89%

“…Language proficiency is one of the most widely cited barriers to both qualifications recognition and labour market entry (Cheng et al, 2013;Colic-Peisker, 2009a;Fuller & Martin, 2012;Grenier & Xue, 2011;Visintin et al, 2015;Waxman, 2001) and Hawthorn (2015) has found that the use of language tests acted to delay registration, a finding supported by the current study. This was a significant issue for a number of participants, particularly those on family reunion visas, who had not had to undergo pre-migration language testing.…”

Section: The Demonstration Of Competencesupporting

confidence: 73%

“…Unemployment has been demonstrated to be closely associated with English proficiency and qualifications (Chiswick, Lee, & Miller, 2006;Fuller & Martin, 2012;Grenier & Xue, 2011;Waxman, 2001), with the unemployment rate in Australia running up to five times greater for immigrants with lower levels of English proficiency (Colic-Peisker, 2009a;VandenHeuvel & Wooden, 2000). Immigrant professionals in particular require high levels of English proficiency, and further study is often required to reach the necessary standard (Adamuti-Trache, 2013;Cheng et al, 2013).…”

Section: Language Proficiency and Assessmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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Overseas-qualified professionals: the search for professional re-entry and its perceived impact on settlement

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Gaining recognition of overseas qualifications represents a major barrier for skilled migrants in Australia and is a primary cause of underemployment. While recent immigration policy initiatives have had some positive impacts on labour market outcomes among skilled migrants, the challenges posed by qualifications recognition remain and skill under-utilisation is a significant issue, particularly for migrants from culturally and linguistically diverse (CALD) backgrounds. The recent Australian literature on skilled migrants focuses predominantly on broader labour market trends and there is little qualitative research that has explored the labour market experiences of these migrants, or the perceived impact of their experiences on settlement.This exploratory study aims to address this gap by focusing on the subjective experiences of overseas-qualified professionals seeking professional re-entry in Australia. Specifically the research focuses on their search for qualifications recognition and skill utilisation, and the perceived impact of this search on settlement. Adopting a qualitative methodology, the study targeted migrants with qualifications and work experience in legally-regulated professions. Semi-structured interviews were conducted with 20 CALD overseas-qualified professionals in southeast Queensland. These interviews elicited an in-depth account of their search for professional re-entry, together with their perceptions of how these experiences had affected their settlement. Thematic analysis was used to analyse the data, which was guided by a conceptual framework that draws together aspects of recognition theory, cultural and social capital.The findings suggest that regardless of outcome, the majority of participants perceived that their search for professional re-entry had been to some extent negative. The search for registration was often characterised by the need for participants to make significant investments of time, money and effort. Despite such investments, many participants perceived that the design and implementation of the qualifications recognition process restricted their ability to demonstrate their linguistic and professional competence. Over half the participants had managed to gain registration, an outcome that represented formal recognition of their professional status. Registration itself, however, did not ensure skill utilisation, and professional re-entry was dependent upon gaining informal recognition in the labour market. In response to challenges encountered in the search for work, participants described a range of strategies they used to develop their employability. Despite these efforts, only six of the 20 participants had achieved professional re-entry at the time of interview.iii Participants' perceptions of how their search for professional re-entry had affected their settlement were inextricably linked with their understandings of settlement. Participants understood settlement as a sense of security and belonging, which could be facilitated by meaningful work. Those ...

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Section: Pathway Progressionsupporting

confidence: 89%

Section: The Demonstration Of Competencesupporting

confidence: 73%

Section: Language Proficiency and Assessmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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“…On the other hand, parents using "accomplishment of natural growth", provide less structure for their children (they hang out with them or their other kin), have little discussion and rarely allow questioning, and show a sense of powerlessness when it comes to negotiating with institutions. There is indeed evidence that concerted cultivation mediates the effect of family background on educational achievement & Amato, 2011;Cheadle, 2009;Martin, 2012). In determining to what extent parental resources or parental socialization, it is important to the distinguish different dimensions of parental SES, by examining both the effect of parental income and education (Amato et al, 2015).…”

Section: Family Backgroundmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…Nevertheless, the empirical application of this theoretical frame is often reduced to an analysis of a single life course domain. Numerous are the study focusing exclusively on either employment trajectories (Buhlmann 2008(Buhlmann , 2010Fuller and Martin 2012;Fuller and Stecy-Hildebrandt 2015;Manzoni, and Mooi-Reci 2011;Scherer 1999), education (Brzinsky-Fay 2016;Cooksey and Rindfuss 2001), household structure (Chaloupkovà 2010) or health condition (Cullati 2015;Cullati et al 2014;Friedli 2009). Equally frequent are papers that take a step further and link two life course domains.…”

Section: Theoretical Backgroundmentioning

confidence: 99%

Research on Students' Performance in Higher Education through Sequence Analysis

D'Alessandro¹,

Decataldo²

2016

Sociologia E Ricerca Sociale

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“We will start building from that”: Social capital, social networks and African migrants’ job‐seeking experiences in Australia

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Baak

Baddeley

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Aust J Social Issues

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This article explores the job‐seeking experiences of Black African migrants in South Australia, focussing on the role played by social networks in labour market integration. While it has been long held that “who you know” matters when finding work, the quality and nature of interpersonal connections that can be put to use for job‐seeking purposes suggests that not all networks effectively leverage social capital when it comes to employment. This article argues that Africa‐born migrants in South Australia are a small, diverse population whose experiences of labour market integration are mediated by both reception (how they are received and perceived) and strategy and choice (decisions made by migrants themselves). There is evidence of these migrants’ evolving and expanding social networks; however, the strategy of building the “right” social networks only goes part‐way to addressing employment gaps, while racialised social hierarchies are embedded in the Australian labour market.

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Predicting Immigrant Employment Sequences in the First Years of Settlement

Cited by 59 publications

References 79 publications

Overseas-qualified professionals: the search for professional re-entry and its perceived impact on settlement

Overseas-qualified professionals: the search for professional re-entry and its perceived impact on settlement

Research on Students' Performance in Higher Education through Sequence Analysis

“We will start building from that”: Social capital, social networks and African migrants’ job‐seeking experiences in Australia

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