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

?

?

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

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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