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Madina Azizi-Personal Project
"I have been applying to multiple jobs. I meet all the qualifications, in fact most times I am over qualified but I never tend to be the 'right' candidate. I always get to the interview phase but I just never receive call after the interview. I am not sure what it is. I have a masters in journalism with a few years experience and I'm in the middle of finishing a second masters in Women and Gender Studies. I am struggling a lot to find a professional job. It seems like as an international student, people just expect you to work at fast food restaurants and I refuse to do that because there is a reason I am working so hard at school, it's to have a better future. I feel like as an immigrant I constantly have to prove myself to others and that is exhausting." Sumaira Alwani is from Pakistan. She has been living in Canada for close to three years as an international student. She has completed her masters in journalism and will be finishing her masters in women and gender studies some time next year. Photo by Madina Azizi.
Madina Azizi-Personal Project
"I have been applying to multiple jobs. I meet all the qualifications, in fact most times I am over qualified but I never tend to be the 'right' candidate. I always get to the interview phase but I just never receive call after the interview. I am not sure what it is. I have a masters in journalism with a few years experience and I'm in the middle of finishing a second masters in Women and Gender Studies. I am struggling a lot to find a professional job. It seems like as an international student, people just expect you to work at fast food restaurants and I refuse to do that because there is a reason I am working so hard at school, it's to have a better future. I feel like as an immigrant I constantly have to prove myself to others and that is exhausting." Sumaira Alwani is from Pakistan. She has been living in Canada for close to three years as an international student. She has completed her masters in journalism and will be finishing her masters in women and gender studies some time next year. Photo by Madina Azizi.