The International Professionals Program helps new arrivals move toward jobs where the expertise acquired in their homelands can be put to the fullest and best use.
Anuj Gupta, president and CEO of The Welcoming Center, poses at their office in Philadelphia. The center's International Professionals Program helps new arrivals move toward jobs where the expertise acquired in their homelands can be put to the fullest and best use.bring to this country — including degrees in medicine, law, and engineering — and the lower-paying, less-skilled jobs they’re able to secure, often because their certifications are not recognized in the United States.
Members of the latest class include an electrical engineer from Sudan, a doctor from Bangladesh, and a lawyer from Algeria. Sometimes, the paths forward can seem clear. An attorney new to the U.S. may seek work as a paralegal while studying to take the bar exam. Other times, The Welcoming Center works to match people with jobs that, while not directly in line with their profession, enable them to apply the critical-thinking and organizational skills they developed in their homelands.
That hurts individual families and the U.S. as a whole, as needs go unmet and the government misses out on billions in tax dollars. Now she’s seeking employment more closely aligned to medicine, perhaps at a community college, teaching anatomy, or maybe at an organization that helps immigrants access health services.
For instance, in this country, people use to-the-point resumes, not detailed CVs. In job interviews here, talking about yourself and your experience is mandatory. In Venezuela, it would be considered rude, she said.Barriers to better jobs don’t rise solely around foreign credentials, MPI found. Immigrants also face negative perceptions around the quality of foreign education and experience, unfamiliarity with the U.S.
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