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dc.contributor.authorRessia, Susan
dc.contributor.authorStrachan, Glenda
dc.contributor.authorBailey, Janis
dc.date.accessioned2019-09-01T22:48:58Z
dc.date.available2019-09-01T22:48:58Z
dc.date.issued2017
dc.identifier.issn1038-4111
dc.identifier.doi10.1111/1744-7941.12121
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10072/339128
dc.description.abstractSkilled migration programs are now widespread among western settler societies, but little is known about the recent outcomes of skilled migrants. Using a feminist framework and qualitative interviews of 22 migrants, this article sheds light on the job-seeking experiences of professional skilled migrants in Australia, who are from non-English speaking backgrounds. The article reveals that many are unable to find commensurate employment post-arrival. They experience downward occupational mobility; that is they find jobs that are lower in skill level compared to the job held pre-migration. The range of job-seeking strategies is examined to determine whether migrants can improve occupational outcomes, revealing differences between the mobility of women and men. Job-seeking for women is more complex due to the gendering effects of family responsibility, making their job search more difficult. The research further highlights the underutilisation of human capital, which is in need of addressing for skilled migrants, and the wider economy.
dc.description.peerreviewedYes
dc.languageEnglish
dc.language.isoeng
dc.publisherWiley Online
dc.relation.ispartofpagefrom64
dc.relation.ispartofpageto85
dc.relation.ispartofjournalAsia Pacific Journal of Human Resources
dc.relation.ispartofvolume55
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHuman resources and industrial relations
dc.subject.fieldofresearchHeterodox economics
dc.subject.fieldofresearchStrategy, management and organisational behaviour
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3505
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode389903
dc.subject.fieldofresearchcode3507
dc.titleGoing up or going down? Occupational mobility of skilled migrants in Australia
dc.typeJournal article
dc.type.descriptionC1 - Articles
dc.type.codeC - Journal Articles
dc.description.versionAccepted Manuscript (AM)
gro.facultyGriffith Business School, Dept of Employment Relations and Human Resources
gro.rights.copyright© 2017 Australian Human Resources Institute. This is the peer reviewed version of the following article: Going up or going down? Occupational mobility of skilled migrants in Australia, Asia Pacific Journal of Human Resources, Volume 55, Issue 1, January 2017, Pages 64-85, which has been published in final form at 10.1111/1744-7941.12121. This article may be used for non-commercial purposes in accordance with Wiley Terms and Conditions for Self-Archiving (http://olabout.wiley.com/WileyCDA/Section/id-828039.html)
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gro.griffith.authorRessia, Susan E.
gro.griffith.authorStrachan, Glenda J.


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