This paper is a qualitative study with the aim of investigating how immigrants who have an academic education from their home country experience their situation in the Swedish labor market. The study aims to find out immigrants' own experiences regarding the obstacles they encounter in the pursuit of a job that matches their level of education and work experience. Six Arabic-speaking immigrants have participated in this study through the interviews I have conducted with them, which have been the empirical material for this study. In this study and on the basis of what my interviewees have told me, I have been able to identify various obstacles that make it difficult for them to get a job that corresponds with the education they have. The assessment of the foreign degree, language skills, and lack of social networks seemed to be obstacles for immigrant academics to find the right job. Most of the interviewees felt that it is important to work, but what is also equally important is that they put their skills and knowledge to use. Therefore, they have expressed different wishes regarding different forms of support that they think can enable them to have the chance to show what they can and what knowledge and competence they have. Support that they think can benefit their situation in the labor market is a clear guide, better language teaching and a guide to internships that are linked to their education and work experience.
Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:UPSALLA1/oai:DiVA.org:mau-53597 |
Date | January 2022 |
Creators | Alrukaia Alshabaani, Rama |
Publisher | Malmö universitet, Institutionen för globala politiska studier (GPS) |
Source Sets | DiVA Archive at Upsalla University |
Language | Swedish |
Detected Language | English |
Type | Student thesis, info:eu-repo/semantics/bachelorThesis, text |
Format | application/pdf |
Rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess |
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