Abstract
AbstractSensemaking starts with the sensemaker; the process of identity work is thus central to immigrant integration. In this chapter, we discuss individual level sensemaking to understand how qualified immigrants (QIs) facing similar work integration challenges, with comparable education and work experiences, can have widely different career trajectories and outcomes. We integrate narratives from QIs to explore identity processes involved in sensemaking and argue that identity work is a social process that is continuously in flux; it is dependent on context and imbued with power discrepancies.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing