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Determinants of Migrant Career Success: A Study of Recent Skilled Migrants in Australia
Author(s) -
Rajendran Diana,
Ng Eddy S.,
Sears Greg,
Ayub Nailah
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
international migration
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.681
H-Index - 64
eISSN - 1468-2435
pISSN - 0020-7985
DOI - 10.1111/imig.12586
Subject(s) - settlement (finance) , citizenship , migrant workers , inclusion (mineral) , neighbourhood (mathematics) , demographic economics , population , perception , political science , economic growth , sociology , gender studies , psychology , business , economics , demography , mathematical analysis , mathematics , finance , neuroscience , politics , law , payment
Abstract Australia has been aggressively pursuing skilled migrants to sustain its population and foster economic growth. However, many skilled migrants experience a downward career move upon migration to Australia. Based on a survey of recent skilled migrants, this study investigates how individual (age, years of settlement, qualifications), national/societal (citizenship and settlement), and organization‐level (climate of inclusion) factors influence their career success. Overall, we found that: (1) age at migration matters more than length of settlement in predicting skilled migrant career success; (2) citizenship uptake and living in a neighbourhood with a greater number of families from the same country of origin facilitate post‐migration career success; and (3) perceptions of one's social/informal networks in the workplace – a dimension of perceived organizational climate of inclusion – also have a positive impact on migrant career outcomes.