Immigrants to the US need your help!

[MrsAmera 41]

I'm taking a research course towards my Master's degree and have to do a business report this semester. The question I am exploring is whether immigrants to the US are able to obtain jobs in their career fields, at similar levels once immigrating to the US. My initial assumption is that for skilled technical workers and those from English speaking countries there will be high numbers. If you could please please help me out and complete the survey I would really appreciate it!!

How many immigrants find jobs comparable to their skill level within 1 year of immigrating to the United States?

1) What is your age?

2) What is your home country?

3) What is your level of education?

a. Didn’t finish high school

b. HS Diploma

c. Technical degree

d. BA/BS Degree

e. Master’s degree

f. Post graduate degree

4) What is your educational field? (i.e. carpenter, engineer, doctor etc)

5) How long have you lived in the United States?

6) Did you immigrate to the US for your career?

7) How soon after you immigrated did you obtain a job?

a. Less than 3 months

b. 3-6 months

c. 6-12 months

d. 1-2 years

e. More than 2 years

8) Is our current job in the same field as your training?

9) Do you feel you are overqualified for your current position?

10) If you answered yes to #9, why do you believe you have not obtained a job at your skill level?

a. Language barrier

b. Limited work history in the US

c. Prejudice by prospective employers

d. General economic situation in the US

e. Other (please provide explaination)

11) Do you believe you will, in the future, be able to obtain a job in the US at your skill level?

a. Yes

b. No

c. Not applicable

eta: if you feel uncomfortable posting any of this in the board please PM me with it - your information will of course be confidential!

Edited December 4, 2008 by MrsAmera

[Nessa 23]

How many immigrants find jobs comparable to their skill level within 1 year of immigrating to the United States?

1) What is your age? 29

2) What is your home country? brazil

3) What is your level of education?

a. Didn’t finish high school

b. HS Diploma

c. Technical degree

d. BA/BS Degree

e. Master’s degree

f. Post graduate degree

4) What is your educational field? (i.e. carpenter, engineer, doctor etc) communications/advertising

5) How long have you lived in the United States? 2 years and 2 months

6) Did you immigrate to the US for your career? no

7) How soon after you immigrated did you obtain a job?

a. Less than 3 months

b. 3-6 months

c. 6-12 months as soon as i got my EAD

d. 1-2 years

e. More than 2 years

8) Is our current job in the same field as your training? somewhat

9) Do you feel you are overqualified for your current position? yes

10) If you answered yes to #9, why do you believe you have not obtained a job at your skill level?

a. Language barrier

b. Limited work history in the US

c. Prejudice by prospective employers

d. General economic situation in the US

e. Other (please provide explaination) no US college degree

11) Do you believe you will, in the future, be able to obtain a job in the US at your skill level?

a. Yes

b. No

c. Not applicable

[Gigli2008 70]

How many immigrants find jobs comparable to their skill level within 1 year of immigrating to the United States?

1) What is your age? 38

2) What is your home country? Kenya

3) What is your level of education?

a. Didn’t finish high school

b. HS Diploma

c. Technical degree

d. BA/BS Degree

e. Master’s degree

f. Post graduate degree

4) What is your educational field? (i.e. carpenter, engineer, doctor etc) Finance/Banking Switched to Health Administration in 2000

5) How long have you lived in the United States? 11 Yrs

6) Did you immigrate to the US for your career? No

7) How soon after you immigrated did you obtain a job?

a. Less than 3 months in unrelated field

b. 3-6 months

c. 6-12 months

d. 1-2 years later in Banking (Paid Poorly, therefore switched Careers)

e. More than 2 years

8) Is our current job in the same field as your training? Yes to my second training in the US(Health Administration) No to my first training in Finance/Banking

9) Do you feel you are overqualified for your current position? Yes to first Career, No to Second Career

10) If you answered yes to #9, why do you believe you have not obtained a job at your skill level?

a. Language barrier

b. Limited work history in the US

c. Prejudice by prospective employers

d. General economic situation in the US

e. Other (please provide explaination) Finance/Banking is a prestigious career in Kenya, but in the US, I found it to be similar to a 7-Eleven Store Manager position and stature. Since switching to Health Administration I feel well remunerated, commensurate to my skills and training.

11) Do you believe you will, in the future, be able to obtain a job in the US at your skill level?

a. Yes In current career

b. No in previous career

c. Not applicable

Edited December 4, 2008 by Gigli2008

[kaffy 2]

1) What is your age? 24

2) What is your home country? Australia

3) What is your level of education? e. Master’s degree

4) What is your educational field? Health science

5) How long have you lived in the United States? 3 months

6) Did you immigrate to the US for your career? no

7) How soon after you immigrated did you obtain a job? a. Less than 3 months

8) Is our current job in the same field as your training? yes, somewhat

9) Do you feel you are overqualified for your current position? yes

10) If you answered yes to #9, why do you believe you have not obtained a job at your skill level? e. Other (please provide explaination) - I only just starting to climb the career ladder and I have to start somwhere. Also my degree is so broad I haven't decided what specific area I want to pursue - either health administration or something clinical, I'm not sure yet

11) Do you believe you will, in the future, be able to obtain a job in the US at your skill level? a. Yes - I am ambitious and am sure I'll follow a natural career progression

Edited December 5, 2008 by kaffy

[Ling Ling 22]

We have a utility for creating and managing polls that would make this more efficient for both the participant and requester.

[Ban Hammer 13,554]

We have a utility for creating and managing polls that would make this more efficient for both the participant and requester.

not to that detail on vj, vj is limited to something like 12 or 13 answers each to a maximum of 3 different questions, so 29 total answers that way.

Edited December 5, 2008 by charles!

[Ling Ling 22]

We have a utility for creating and managing polls that would make this more efficient for both the participant and requester.

not to that detail on vj, vj is limited to something like 12 or 13 answers each to a maximum of 3 different questions, so 29 total answers that way.

OK...so in the first question, you ask for all the infinitely variable input......Name, Age, Time in US, Country, Occupation, etc.

Then you use the other 2 questions with check boxes to identify statements that are appropriate to the respondent.

It would still be more efficient than this method.

[MrsAmera 41]

I looked into using the VJ poll but it really just wasn't much easier. Especially since some questions need explaination.

Thank you to those of you who have answered via webpost or through PM. Anyone else that might happen in please answer I appreciate all the help I can get!

[MrsAmera 41]

btt

[thetreble 19]

We have a utility for creating and managing polls that would make this more efficient for both the participant and requester.

stfu and either answer the questions or don't.

1) What is your age? 24

2) What is your home country? Canada

3) What is your level of education?

d. BA/BS Degree

4) What is your educational field? English language and literature.

5) How long have you lived in the United States? 2 years.

6) Did you immigrate to the US for your career? No.

7) How soon after you immigrated did you obtain a job?

a. Less than 3 months

8) Is our current job in the same field as your training? No. I currently work for the government in Transportation

9) Do you feel you are overqualified for your current position? No.

11) Do you believe you will, in the future, be able to obtain a job in the US at your skill level?

a. Yes (In today's world, so much has to do with who you know and your contacts. I hope to obtain an MA soon and one day be a professor..but that is up to me, not up to the US)

[Mononoke28 135]

I'll answer this on behalf of my husband.

Diana

1) What is your age? 29

2) What is your home country? Colombia

3) What is your level of education?

a. Didn’t finish high school

b. HS Diploma

c. Technical degree

d. BA/BS Degree

e. Master’s degree

f. Post graduate degree

4) What is your educational field? (i.e. carpenter, engineer, doctor etc) IT/Computer Science

5) How long have you lived in the United States? 14 months

6) Did you immigrate to the US for your career? No

7) How soon after you immigrated did you obtain a job?

a. Less than 3 months

b. 3-6 months

c. 6-12 months

d. 1-2 years

e. More than 2 years

8) Is our current job in the same field as your training? No

9) Do you feel you are overqualified for your current position? Yes

10) If you answered yes to #9, why do you believe you have not obtained a job at your skill level?

a. Language barrier

b. Limited work history in the US

c. Prejudice by prospective employers

d. General economic situation in the US

e. Other (please provide explaination)

11) Do you believe you will, in the future, be able to obtain a job in the US at your skill level?

a. Yes

b. No

c. Not applicable

[Tunisia216 2]

Sent the answers in a PM He's only been here 8 months so I don't know if we are helpful, but use the date if you can.

[pushbrk 13,118]

I'm taking a research course towards my Master's degree and have to do a business report this semester. The question I am exploring is whether immigrants to the US are able to obtain jobs in their career fields, at similar levels once immigrating to the US. My initial assumption is that for skilled technical workers and those from English speaking countries there will be high numbers. If you could please please help me out and complete the survey I would really appreciate it!!

How many immigrants find jobs comparable to their skill level within 1 year of immigrating to the United States?

1) What is your age? 45

2) What is your home country? China

3) What is your level of education?

a. Didn’t finish high school

b. HS Diploma

c. Technical degree

d. BA/BS Degree

e. Master’s degree

f. Post graduate degree

4) What is your educational field? (i.e. carpenter, engineer, doctor etc)

Accounting/Business Management

5) How long have you lived in the United States? two years

6) Did you immigrate to the US for your career? No

7) How soon after you immigrated did you obtain a job?

a. Less than 3 months

b. 3-6 months

c. 6-12 months

d. 1-2 years

e. More than 2 years

8) Is our current job in the same field as your training? No

9) Do you feel you are overqualified for your current position? yes

10) If you answered yes to #9, why do you believe you have not obtained a job at your skill level?

a. Language barrier

b. Limited work history in the US

c. Prejudice by prospective employers

d. General economic situation in the US

e. Other (please provide explaination)

11) Do you believe you will, in the future, be able to obtain a job in the US at your skill level?

a. Yes

b. No

c. Not applicable

eta: if you feel uncomfortable posting any of this in the board please PM me with it - your information will of course be confidential!

[amal 4]

I'm taking a research course towards my Master's degree and have to do a business report this semester. The question I am exploring is whether immigrants to the US are able to obtain jobs in their career fields, at similar levels once immigrating to the US. My initial assumption is that for skilled technical workers and those from English speaking countries there will be high numbers. If you could please please help me out and complete the survey I would really appreciate it!!

How many immigrants find jobs comparable to their skill level within 1 year of immigrating to the United States?

1) What is your age?38

2) What is your home country?Jordan

3) What is your level of education?

a. Didn't finish high school

b. HS Diploma

c. Technical degree

d. BA/BS Degree

e. Master's degree

f. Post graduate degree

4) What is your educational field? (i.e. carpenter, engineer, doctor etc) business management/teaching/computer technology

5) How long have you lived in the United States?3 years

6) Did you immigrate to the US for your career?no

7) How soon after you immigrated did you obtain a job?

a. Less than 3 months

b. 3-6 months

c. 6-12 months

d. 1-2 years

e. More than 2 years

8) Is our current job in the same field as your training? yes

9) Do you feel you are overqualified for your current position?no

10) If you answered yes to #9, why do you believe you have not obtained a job at your skill level?

a. Language barrier

b. Limited work history in the US

c. Prejudice by prospective employers

d. General economic situation in the US

e. Other (please provide explaination)

11) Do you believe you will, in the future, be able to obtain a job in the US at your skill level?

a. Yes

b. No

c. Not applicable

eta: if you feel uncomfortable posting any of this in the board please PM me with it - your information will of course be confidential!

For hubbies first 2 years, here are the answers to match that time frame. He is now running his own business.

Is ur current job the same field as ur training? NO

do u feel overqualified for ur current position? YES

and for #10 - why isn't ur job in ur current field? Because of prejudice and lack of communication skills in English. Nobody was willing to give him a chance in his field when they saw him face-to-face. They would be very excited on the phone but he'd get there and they'd make up some excuse. It took almost 3 years for him to finally start his own business and feel like he is doing what he wants to do. It's slow going but we're working on it.

[payxibka 10,047]

I'm taking a research course towards my Master's degree and have to do a business report this semester. The question I am exploring is whether immigrants to the US are able to obtain jobs in their career fields, at similar levels once immigrating to the US. My initial assumption is that for skilled technical workers and those from English speaking countries there will be high numbers. If you could please please help me out and complete the survey I would really appreciate it!!

How many immigrants find jobs comparable to their skill level within 1 year of immigrating to the United States?

1) What is your age? 37

2) What is your home country? Ukraine

3) What is your level of education?

a. Didn’t finish high school

b. HS Diploma

c. Technical degree

d. BA/BS Degree

e. Master’s degree

f. Post graduate degree

4) What is your educational field? (i.e. carpenter, engineer, doctor etc) Pharmacy

5) How long have you lived in the United States? 1.5 years

6) Did you immigrate to the US for your career? No

7) How soon after you immigrated did you obtain a job?

a. Less than 3 months

b. 3-6 months

c. 6-12 months

d. 1-2 years

e. More than 2 years

8) Is our current job in the same field as your training? No

9) Do you feel you are overqualified for your current position? Yes

10) If you answered yes to #9, why do you believe you have not obtained a job at your skill level?

a. Language barrier

b. Limited work history in the US

c. Prejudice by prospective employers

d. General economic situation in the US

e. Other (please provide explaination)

Difficulty in obtaining Medical degree recognitions and Pharmacy licensing

11) Do you believe you will, in the future, be able to obtain a job in the US at your skill level?

a. Yes

b. No

c. Not applicable

eta: if you feel uncomfortable posting any of this in the board please PM me with it - your information will of course be confidential!