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From professional careers to survival jobs, how underemployment can erode identity of skilled newcomers

Posted on: July 8, 2026

For many skilled newcomers, working far below their qualifications can mean more than lost income, it can erode confidence, strain relationships and reshape their sense of self.

Newcomers and settlement workers say financial pressure, isolation and strain at home can follow when internationally trained professionals cannot find work in their fields.

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