Integrating Highly Skilled Migrants into the Economy

Schittenhelm, Karin; Schmidtke, Oliver

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“…In the context of globalisation of labour markets and the emergence of knowledge-based economies, highly skilled migrants not only represent a workforce supplement, but they contribute significantly to employers' expertise in the competitive global market (e.g. Schittenhelm & Schmidtke, 2010). Defined as migrants who possess a university degree and/or have extensive working experience in a certain field (Iredale, 2001, p. 8), highly skilled migrants' human capital is sought after in both the private and public sectors.…”

Section: Highly Skilled Migrants: Beyond Employmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

“…As employment is generally seen as an essential feature of successful integration of migrants in the host society, also the studies on highly skilled migrants predominantly focus on matters related to employment and workplace (e.g. Benson-Rea & Rawlinson, 2003;Liversage, 2009;Madziva, McGrath, & Thondhlana, 2016;Nohl, Schittenhelm, Schmidtke, & Weiß, 2006;Schittenhelm & Schmidtke, 2010;Somerville & Walsworth, 2010). However, even if successful employment integration is indisputably important for high-skilled migrants' integration in the place of residence, a growing body of academic literature shows that this rests not only on professional but also on non-work-related factors.…”

Section: Highly Skilled Migrants: Beyond Employmentmentioning

confidence: 99%

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The importance of friends: social life challenges for foreign physicians in Southern Sweden

Frykman

Mozetič

2019

Community, Work & Family

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The article connects the fields of work/non-work research with the research on social integration of migrants. It is based on in-depth interviews with foreign physicians in the south of Sweden which explored their work/non-work experiences and their subjective perceptions of managing work, family, social and private domains of life. Based on individual reflections of social life as experienced in the workplace, in the locations of everyday life and transnationally, the analysis does not pursue the existence and composition of social networks but focuses on non-instrumental aspects of social life and explores their significance for high-skilled migrants' own sense of integration. The findings suggest that migrants who are privileged in terms of education and employment still face extensive challenges in the social domain of life, especially with regard to close friendships. The findings furthermore suggest that social integration is a process that is influenced by place, time and individual life trajectories and therefore cannot be truthfully accounted for by looking at the numbers and ethnic composition of a migrant's social relations. It is the quality of relationsnotably friendshipsthat matters most. RÉSUMÉ Cet article associe les champs de la recherche sur le travail/nontravail avec la recherche sur ĺintégration sociale des migrants. Il est basé sur des entretiens approfondis avec des médecins étrangers basés dans le sud de la Suède, explorant leurs expériences professionnelles/non-professionnelles ainsi que leurs perceptions subjectives de la gestion de la vie professionnelle, familiale, sociale et privée. Fondée sur des réflexions individuelles sur la vie sociale vécue sur le lieu de travail, dans les lieux de la vie quotidienne et au niveau transnational, cette analyse ne cherche pas á étudier ĺexistence et la composition des réseaux sociaux, mais se concentre sur les aspects non-instrumentaux de la vie sociale et explore leur signification pour le sentiment d intégration des migrants hautement qualifiés. Les résultats suggèrent que, malgré des privilèges en termes d´éducation et d emploi, les migrants doivent encore faire face à des défis ARTICLE HISTORY

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Section: Highly Skilled Migrants: Beyond Employmentmentioning

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Section: Highly Skilled Migrants: Beyond Employmentmentioning

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The importance of friends: social life challenges for foreign physicians in Southern Sweden

Frykman

Mozetič

2019

Community, Work & Family

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“…Proficiency with the mainstream language is a significant factor associated with a migrant's acculturation to the dominant culture and can also facilitate migrants' contact with resources in the new host country (Choi & Thomas, 2009;Lu, Samaratunge, & Hartel, 2011;Perez, 2011). Similarly, education and skills not only increase a migrant's chances of employment, but also promote intergroup contact, which opens up the options of mastering the environment and building links with the new country (Schittenhelm & Schmidtke, 2010).…”

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Taiwanese Migrants in Australia: An Investigation of Their Acculturation and Wellbeing

Khawaja

Yang

Cockshaw

2016

Journal of Pacific Rim Psychology

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T aiwanese migrants who have settled in Brisbane, Australia (N = 271) completed a questionnaire battery available in both Mandarin and English. A series of multiple and hierarchical regression analyses were used to investigate the factors associated with these migrants' acculturation and indicators of psychological wellbeing. Results indicated that various personal factors (age, English language proficiency, and duration of stay) were associated with acculturation and indicators of psychological wellbeing. Acculturation was not associated with wellbeing. Social support was associated with the indicators of the participants' wellbeing. The outcome indicated that although associated with similar personal and environmental factors, acculturation and psychological wellbeing occurred separately. The study highlights the significance of certain personal resources and social support.

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“…Prior studies described the economic integration process of immigrant professionals as a complex inter-play of factors that determine if human capital will be converted into economic success (Schittenhelm & Schmidtke, 2011 ). The barriers most commonly experienced by immigrant professionals include non-recognition of foreign credentials, devaluation of international work experience, limited opportunities to gain appropriate work experience, discrimination, lack of professional networks, difficulties adopting a new culture, language barriers, or cumbersome and costly licensing (Gauthier, 2016 ; Schittenhelm & Schmidtke, 2011 ; Slade, 2015 ). These experiences suggest that while many developed countries implement policies to attract skilled workers, non-recognition of foreign credentials and prior work experience in immigrant-receiving countries reduces the immigrants’ earnings and contributes to their downward social mobility (Guo, 2009 ).…”

Section: Immigrant Professionals In the United Statesmentioning

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Segmented socioeconomic adaptation of New Eastern European professionals in the United States

Michalikova

2018

CMS

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This study examines the socioeconomic adaptation of post-1991 Eastern European professionals in the United States. The data were obtained from the pooled 2006–2010 American Community Surveys. The analysis includes recent immigrants between ages of 25–65 who have at least an associate’s degree. Skilled immigrants in professional or managerial occupations are compared with non-professionals or managers to examine and compare socioeconomic outcomes. The findings presented in this study support the segmented assimilation theory and reveal cross-group and cross-country disparities in socioeconomic adaptation. Despite the high amount of human capital, Eastern European skilled immigrants tend to have a lower share of professionals and managers than other groups. Their average income is lower than the income of some other groups in the analysis, especially immigrants from Northern and Western Europe, suggesting these immigrants experience difficulties in transferring human capital. Among the three largest Eastern European groups – Russia, Ukraine, and Poland – there is a clear hierarchy in socioeconomic status with Russian professionals having the highest educational attainment and income, followed by immigrants from Ukraine and Poland. Results also revealed gender differences in socioeconomic adaptation. Women from Eastern Europe are highly professional, but they tend to be concentrated in different occupations than men, leading to a significant gender-wage gap. The effect of selected individual and country-level characteristics on skilled immigrants’ socioeconomic adaptation is discussed.

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Integrating Highly Skilled Migrants into the Economy

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The importance of friends: social life challenges for foreign physicians in Southern Sweden

The importance of friends: social life challenges for foreign physicians in Southern Sweden

Taiwanese Migrants in Australia: An Investigation of Their Acculturation and Wellbeing

Segmented socioeconomic adaptation of New Eastern European professionals in the United States

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