I am joined by Emem-Obong Lucia Inyang, a graduate student in Carleton's School of Social Work. We compare our experiences in graduate school as racialized students, question the idea of impostor syndrome, and Emem also shares about adjusting to grad school in Canada as a new immigrant. We end with some advice about how to make it through or maybe even thrive in a graduate school environment.

JOB-SEEKING RESOURCES FOR IMMIGRANTS/NEWCOMERS

(**Please note we cannot vouch for the effectiveness of these resources**)

'New Canadians' YouTube Channel - https://www.youtube.com/c/NewCanadians/videos

Career Support for International Students at Carleton - https://carleton.ca/career/get-experience/internationalstudents/

World Skills Employment Centre - https://ottawa-worldskills.org/for-immigrants/

Ottawa Community Immigrant Services Organization - https://ociso.org/

HelpingNewcomersWork.Ca - https://helpingnewcomerswork.ca/tips-and-leads/

Newcomers Jobs Canada - https://www.newcomersjobscanada.ca/job-seekers/

Find newcomer services near you - https://ircc.canada.ca/english/newcomers/services/index.asp

REFERENCED IN THE EPISODE

DaCosta, P. K. (2018). Cultural Identity and Hybridity in "Different Spaces": Recent Immigrant Students Negotiating Settlement and University in Ontario, Canada (Publication No. 10842344). [Doctoral thesis, University of Toronto]. ProQuest Dissertations Publishing.

Tulshyan, R., & Burey, J.A. (2021, February 11.) Stop Telling Women They Have Imposter Syndrome. Harvard Business Review. https://hbr.org/2021/02/stop-telling-women-they-have-imposter-syndrome

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Timestamps:

1:39 - Summary of episode

2:46 - Introduction of topic

3:44 - How did being a racial minority in your class affect your experience in graduate school?

7:25 - Research about the university experiences of newcomers to Canada

8:08 - Academia is different in different cultures

11:42 - Non-inclusive readings and being unable to process graduate school

15:06 - Being unable to reach out to other POC classmates

17:54 - Finding our voices with the help of professors and classmates

21:06 - Navigating online vs. in-person graduate school as a POC

24:32 - Systemic racism disguised as impostor syndrome

29:30 - Comparing ourselves to other classmates

36:26 - Advice for new immigrants or racialized students coming to graduate school in Canada

48:58 - Advice for people experiencing impostor syndrome while job seeking

50:42 - Advice for people experiencing impostor syndrome in graduate school

56:10 - Advice about preparing for the job market when you are close to graduating

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