According to study Overqualified migrants suffer depression

aolee

Hi Guys,

Just something to read for you. 🙂 pamatay oras 🙂

http://www.theaustralian.com.au/news/breaking-news/overqualified-migrants-suffer-depression/story-fn3dxiwe-1226444995310

LokiJr

Masakit talaga kung under-employed...pero it's a matter of perspective e...

Puwede namang magtrabaho ka muna ng kahit ano sa Australia tapos pag may ipon na, saka maghanap ng trabaho na gusto mo talaga...para iwas depression hehe

faye

Kkalungkot nman ang news na ito. Nakakaba tuloy 🙁

stolich18

Hindi lang un, kahit hindi ka overqualified pde rin na, hindi mo preferred company ung mapuntahan mo. Let's say working ka na sa isang ok na company here sa pinas. hehehe Actually eto ung case ko ngayon.. May offer na ako after a job interview (na hindi ko alam na job interview na pla, kaya pala pinagpawisan ako sagutin ang mga technical questions nila heheh)... Di ko tuloy alam if kukunin ko or hindi kase dapat within 4 weeks andon na ako.. Tska yung company kase parang di ata maganda ang reputation sa AU. hehehehe Kaya pinagiisipan ko pa rin tlga.. Waah need inputs from those already working in AU..

stolich18

Reply to @jaero:

Sent you a PM na po. Thanks! 🙂

lock_code2004

i guess we can generalized based on this study... not just if you are a migrant... but also kahit nasa sarili kang bansa...

naturally if your job is not related to your skills/educational qualification, eh talagang madedepress ka at some point.... sana lang eh hindi matagalan ang pagrecover..

my favorite quote of all time:

If you CAN do something about it... why worry?

If you CAN'T do something about it... why worry?

Bryan

oo same din ito dito sa atin, marami namang hindi sa linya ang mga work. pero masasanay din tayo basta gusto natin, matututo naman tayo. tulad ko electronics engr pero working as a mechanical engineer since my first job. nakaka lungkot minsan na hindi sa linya ko ang work ko pero i see to it that i enjoy my new field para makalimutan ko ang stress. basta ok yung trabaho bakit hindi natin itry.. wag lang ako maging janitor, ma-iistress na talaga ako nito.

Bryan

sa office din namin, may Mechanical design Engineer na consultant na, pero yung course nya electronics engineer.

JClem

Depende talaga sa tao. If masaya ka naman sa nakuha mong work and enjoy ka sa ginagawa mo kahit di align sa skills mo or previous work experience mo, ok lang. Pero if di ka naman masaya, bakit naman patatagalin ng 3 taon hangan sa ma-depress na. Just make it as a stepping stone but be diligent enough to search for a job that fits you. I'm pretty sure there's always one meant for us. 🙂

Sushigurl

Reply to @stolich18: Depends on your visa, if working visa-il say dont take it. If PR visa-as long as bayaran ka ng maigi why not.. Even if pangit ang reputation nila, do your job properly and utilize it as a stepping stone. At least magkaka working experience ka na agad, unlike the rest of us who have to agonize for several months due to lack of local experience.

Metaform

It's normal to feel uneasy when you have to start from the ground up, especially when you're already at a senior level. Personally, I like my profession but I'd rather do something else. Tapos na yung pagpupursigi ko na maka-ipon ng experience points sa field ko if ever I get the visa. I'd rather draw for comic books or write stories. There are people lucky enough to be doing what they love.

Going back to the topic, my uncle was holding an executive position in a government agency in Manila before they moved to Sydney 20-ish years ago. When they got to oz, he started working as a ticket seller at the train station while studying at night. He did that until he got back to doing the same thing he was doing in Manila. His story never fails to inspire me whenever I think about it.

adelaide_boi

I guess this alarming news is not applicable to many Filipinos who migrated from 2009 onwards. In fact, most of us (not 100% though), have had secured job in a span of three months or less, in line with our professions. Filipinos are often madiskarte and are really survivors in a foreign land where competition is really tough. Our qualifications and work experiences are not fake, compared to other nationalities where even IELTS are being questioned by the Australian immigration because of the negative issues in their homeland. There was an i*dian guy here with a doctorate degree in Finance who ended up as a janitor. According to him, his overseas qualification and work experience did not recognize here in Australia. Why? Oh why??? He can’t even compete with a Filipino bachelor-degree accountant. Honestly, before you “rock n roll”in the workplace, you will sign a waiver that you authorize the company/agency to conduct third party privacy disclosure/investigation to your qualification and work experience overseas. So far wala pa naman akong nababalitaang pinoy na peke ang papeles nang pumunta dito. Pero sa ibang nationalities? Sobrang dami.

To our fellow pinoys who aspire for Australian dream, we are very much welcome here. Masisipag daw at matityaga ang mga pinoy. We gained high respect and credibility at Australian workplace over time.

freelancer_babe

Reply to @adelaide_boi: That's sooo good to know.

I've been reading around, here, on blogs and on other forums, and I have that impression that most Filipinos who want to go abroad wouldn't really dare fake their qualifications. We actually discourage each other to do such things.

aolee

it's true... this study is in general. whatever race wherever you are... it applies to all but all i can say is nasasaatin parin how we cope with this depression thing.

just my opinion, kaibahan nating mga pinoy is.. that most of us are believer of God, we believe there's a supreme being watching over us.

we are know how to endure hardship in life plus we believe everything will turn out positive in the end

sabi nga sa bible, all thing work together for good to those who love God ad are called according to His purpose

All things there means good AND bad. 🙂

A good example is what happened to our fellow forumer Mariya.

They experienced a something hard but in the end, God is indeed good and managed to demonstrate his awesomeness! 🙂

Never lose hope guys!

Sushigurl

Reply to @adelaide_boi: Sad to say, it was difficult finding a job from last year to date.

So far lahat ng kakilala ko, it took us 3 months or more to find a job. May paisa-isa na sinuwerte. and its not that type of job that we wanted, ika nga payroll job lang. Hopefully, this would get better.

adelaide_boi

Reply to @Sushigurl: still fortunate, they were able to find job 3 months or more, kahit paisa isa lang. Waiting period is still "months". The study says 3 yrs of being unemployed or underemployed?

Sushigurl

Reply to @adelaide_boi: Just to clarify, its 3 years of being underemployed to the principal visa holder (yes, this is reality) while 3 years or less of being unemployed to the dependent (such as wife, partners). Hard to believe, but its happening.

Competition is very tough.

faye

Reply to @jaero: Thanks sa encouragement.

Godbless!

faye

Reply to @Sushigurl: Ano po ba line of work mo?

simple_sabbey

Reply to @Sushigurl: Ano po naging line of work mo? Same here, pinag-dadaanan ko dn yan ngaun. Mahirap talaga maghanap ng work, that's the reality here. I got a job pero good for 2 days Lang.. Pang-add up lang sa previous expenses ko. Pagkatapos ng 2 days, wala na naman ulit. =(