immigrant professional integration...a national coalition of 5 nonprofit organizations with...
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Immig r an t P r o f e s s i ona l I n t e g r a t i on
DO I HAVE TO START OVER?
Do I Have to Start Over? A Training on Best Practices to Help Immigrant
Professionals Re-Establish Their Careers
AGENDA
About IMPRINT
Barriers to skilled immigrant integration
Career re-entry rules and tools
Start-up services
Audience Q&A
Using IMPRINT
ABOUT IMPRINT
Do I Have to Start Over?
A national coalition of 5 nonprofit organizations with
expertise in skilled immigrant integration that:
• Creates and disseminates resources
• Advocates for effective policies
• Broadcasts best practices to organizations that serve
skilled immigrant populations
IS…
Community College Consortium
for Immigrant Education
www.cccie.org
Upwardly Global
www.upwardlyglobal.org
World Education Services
www.wes.org
Welcoming Center for New
Pennsylvanians
www.welcomingcenter.org
Welcome Back Initiative
www.welcomebackinitiative.org
BARRIERS & INTERVENTIONS
Do I Have to Start Over?
BARRIERS English fluency
Credential evaluation and recognition
Lack of information about career
pathways
Loss of professional networks
Lack of knowledge of U.S. professional
job search process
standards for résumés, interviews,
networking
Others?
BARRIERS, continued Professional licensing requirements for
regulated professions
Employer perceptions: ignorance,
undervaluation, risk
No dedicated funding from government
Differences in workplace culture
Personal challenges
CAREER RE -ENTRY RULES & TOOLS
• I n t ak e a s s e s smen t • Re sumes • I n t e r v i ews
I n t ak e a s s e s smen t
INTAKE ASSESSMENT
Educational – professional - psychosocial
U.S. professional aspirations
Skills and knowledge base
Educational and employment history
(abroad and in the U.S.)
Disabilities and health-related needs
Current responsibilities
Opportunities
Welcome Back Initiative Assessments
Ré sumés
THE RESUME OF AN EXCELLENT CANDIDATE… …EQUALS AN EXCELLENT U.S. RESUME?
Pg 2
Pg 3
Pg 4
Photo, marital status, age, religion
Excessive length
Minor skills and achievements
Survival job listed at top
Unprofessional email addresses
RÉSUMÉS: TOO MUCH INFORMATION
No contextualization of school prestige and student rank
No contextualization of company size, influence, function
No mention of permanent work authorization
Insufficient statistics/measures to quantify jobseeker contributions
RÉSUMÉS: TOO LITTLE INFORMATION
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Upwardly Global Résumé Template
I n t e r v i ews
MASTERING THE INTERVIEW Body language
Active listening and clarification
Behavioral interview questions
Problem-Action-Result examples
Asking questions
Follow up
Group work: Interview exercise
START-UP SERVICES
Getting Started Worksheet
AUDIENCE Q&A
• S u r v e y q u e s t i o n s f r om s e s s i o n s t a r t • Wha t ’ s n e e d e d t o c l o s e s e r v i c e g a p s • Op i n i o n s o n n e x t s t e p s f o r t h e f i e l d
USING IMPRINT
ENGAGE WITH IMPRINT
Technical assistance
Partnering
Referring immigrant professionals
Skilled immigrant advocacy
Help set the national agenda
Sign up for updates!
www.imprintproject.org
DO I HAVE TO START OVER?
ENCORE WEBINAR
November 8
2 Eastern
1 Central
12 Mountain
11 Pacific
Register online, invite others!
CONTACT US
www. impr in tpro j ec t .o rg f eedback@impr in tpro j ec t .o rg
o r J enn i f e r Brennan , Di r ec to r j enn i f e r@impr in tpro j ec t .o rg
