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Why professional credentials don't transfer across cultures

My professional skills from my home country aren't recognized here so I'm driving a taxi with two engineering degrees and everyone treats me like I'm uneducated.

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More people experience this than they realize.

What we've seen

Professional identity can be completely erased by immigration, forcing reconstruction of competence in hostile environments.

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Worth thinking about

“Where Are You with Immigration & Cultural Transition?”

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