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Livingstone, D. W. – Journal of Education and Work, 2019
'Employers know that they can hire worldwide now … so, there is limitless supply of people … who can do the job … . they're all qualified, most of them are actually over-qualified … . I'm a wage slave basically, I don't think we have very much social status … . we are replaceable workers … I mean, the employer holds all the cards really. We are…
Descriptors: Foreign Countries, College Graduates, Underemployment, Employment Patterns
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Ayimoro, Oluwatoyin Dorcas – European Journal of Educational Sciences, 2017
Adult and Non-formal education provides the opportunities of responding to individual and societal needs through relevant training and education especially, as being challenged by constant technological change and novel knowledge. Adult Education is thus, problem solving. A major problem solving component of Adult Education is the potentials…
Descriptors: Adult Education, Nonformal Education, Gender Differences, Relevance (Education)
McHugh, Margie; Morawski, Madeleine – Migration Policy Institute, 2017
With nearly 2 million college-educated immigrants and refugees in the United States unable to fully utilize their professional skills, better understanding of the elements of successful programs and policies that reduce the waste of advanced education and skills can benefit immigrants, their families, and the U.S. economy more generally. This…
Descriptors: Refugees, Immigrants, Physicians, Credentials
Mavromaras, Kostas; Mahuteau, Stephane; Sloane, Peter; Wei, Zhang – National Centre for Vocational Education Research (NCVER), 2012
Overskilling is the phenomenon whereby a worker's skills are underutilised in his or her job. Overskilled workers are employed, but they are underutilised and mismatched, in that their skills and abilities are not a good match with the requirements of the job. Overskilling can lead to decreased wages and job satisfaction, which suggests that the…
Descriptors: Wages, Job Satisfaction, Persistence, Salary Wage Differentials