"Looking for Work But Nothing Seems to Work": The Job Search Strategies of Internationally Trained Engineers in Canada

Journal of International Migration and Integration

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2012, Pages 303-323

  George, Usha ^a   Chaze, Ferzana ^b   Brennenstuhl, Sarah ^c   Fuller Thomson, Esme ^c  

^a RYERSON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Immigrants; Internationally trained Engineers; Job search

Indexed keywords

EMPLOYMENT GENERATION; JOB SEARCH; LABOR MIGRATION; QUALITATIVE ANALYSIS; SKILLED LABOR; TRAINING;

CANADA;

EID: 84864134342     PISSN: 14883473     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12134-011-0197-1     Document Type: Article

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