Latinos, the nation’s largest minority group, comprise 17 percent of the United States population. And that number continues to rise steadily. The U.S. Census Bureau projects that by 2050 nearly one-third of the nation’s population will be Latino.
But Latinos are woefully underrepresented in many professions, particularly in healthcare. Fewer than five percent of registered nurses are Latino, according to the Office of Minority Health at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. In cont
Ten years ago finding a new job was a straightforward process.
These days job-hunting is complex. Few schools teach students how to find a job when they graduate.
It is absurd that a kid could spend four years in high school and four in college and never be taught the steps in a job search -- but that is the reality. READ MORE AT FORBES
Last month, Amazon quietly rolled out a Spanish-language version of Amazon.com and in turn, helped dispel the myth that because Hispanics are young and the majority are U.S. born, there is no reason to communicate with them in Spanish.
Amazon’s statement is clear: Marketing to Spanish-preferring online Hispanics makes good business sense.
As a data-driven, consumer-first company, Amazon undoubtedly assessed the Spanish-language e-commerce opportunity rigorously and likely found that there is a
Despite new recruiting technology and systems, we will always have to interview with at least one person before we secure a job. No resume or robot can replace an in-person conversation between a candidate and a hiring manager.
After the economic recession of 2008, companies have been slower to hire and the interview process has been extended from an average of 13 to 23 days. The good news for job seekers is that the economy has rebounded and they can be more confident when it comes to negotiat
Neatly tucked away in just-released data provided by the Motion Picture Association of America is this revelation: While overall 2016 box office attendance remained flat, the number of Latinos going to the movies remains on the increase.
Latinos remain over-represented among frequent moviegoers relative to their overall percentage in the US population. Their attendance has been trending upward for years: from 2015 to 2016 it grew from 7.9 million to 8.3 million (its all-time high was 11.6 milli
The unemployment rates for teenagers, Hispanics and people without high school diplomas fell sharply in March, though not always for positive reasons.
The teenage jobless rate fell to 13.7 percent, the lowest level since May 2001. The drop occurred because 16- to 19-year olds found jobs, likely at entry-level employers such as restaurants, which added nearly 22,000 jobs last month.
For Hispanic and Latino workers, unemployment fell to a 10-year-low of 5.1 percent. More Hispanics began looking f
Searching for a new job can be a full-time job, It's a thankless, tiring -- and, yes, depressing task. Searching for roles, filling out applications, networking, tailoring endless versions of your resume to each potential job, interviewing, handling rejections -- the entire process can be so overwhelming and can leave you feeling unwanted, dejected and sad.
"It's understandable; with the loss of a job, many people feel like they've lost control. And, in many cases, they've lost something that t
Given the many critical functions that lawyers play in our democratic society, the legal profession is one of the most influential and must be as diverse as the population it serves. Our society is founded on the rule of law, including governing, legislating, advocating, prosecuting, and adjudicating functions at all levels of the public sector, as well as running corporations, law firms and nonprofit organizations in the private sector.
Under-representation of certain segments negatively affec
By now, we know all about the dangers of “fake news,” but there’s another form of false information, the concept of “fake trends,” that marketers should be aware of since these can have a negative impact on business strategies. We are witnessing one of them right now when it comes to Hispanic marketing.
The “fake trend” goes like this: Since the Hispanic population growth in the U.S. has been shifting from immigration-based to U.S.-born-based, the need to reach out to this segment from a market
Read biographies of feature guests for the Banking and Finance Networking Forum being held Thursday, April 06 at Ronero Chicago.
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Olga Camargo, Managing Partner, Toroso Investments
Olga is Managing Partner at TOROSO Investments, LLC—a New York-based registered investment advisor firm. Olga co-heads the firm’s Midwest advisory practice and provides investment advisory and retirement plan advisory services to clients that include: high net worth individuals, business owners, public and pr
US Hispanics are extremely tech-savvy, especially regarding virtual reality (VR) headsets and television streaming, and significantly, they are also early adopters.
These findings are among the first results of Univision Communications Inc’s partnership with polling and market intelligence company CivicScience to provide research on Hispanic consumers and emerging trends.
The partnership applies CivicScience's data analysis platform to Univision's Hispanic audience to deliver deep, real-time in
The gang problem has long afflicted large numbers of the nation’s youth, with 1.4 million young Americans today wearing the colors of the more than 30,000 violent gangs that peddle dope and despair nationwide.
But a Latino change agent has emerged to plant new roots for a new America. Robert Renteria is revolutionizing the way this country must work to solve its deadly drug, gang and crime problems.
Renteria, author of “From the Barrio to the Board Room,’’ “Mi Barrio,’’ and “Little Barrio,’’ dem
A new report on the "Economic Status of Latinas" found that the number of Latina-owned businesses in California skyrocketed 111 percent since the beginning of the Great Recession in 2007. Those businesses employ more than a half million people in the state, the report from Hispanas Organized for Political Equality (HOPE) found.
"We want to see Latina business owners get the support, the contracts, the capital," HOPE executive director Helen Torres says. "If they have access to those, we see the
If interviews make you horribly nervous, the thought of doing one remotely might be a relief — but you should still take them just as seriously as an IRL conversation.
Your interviewer may have a harder time seeing you sweat, but they'll still ask questions that test your preparation, interest, and poise. Think of a phone or video interview as an extra opportunity to impress. If you create a genuine connection with someone without being in the same place as them, chances are they'll trust your
During the 2017 National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals Housing Policy and Hispanic Lending Conference, experts described the uniqueness in lending to the Hispanic community, HousingWire staffer Kelsey Ramirez reports.
“Files can be a bit more paper-heavy as the way Latinos bank and track finances, as well as the cultural family structure, are very different, which leads to a high percentage of manual underwriting,” New American Funding President Patricia Arvielo said in an i
Most of the career advice young people receive today is staggeringly bad. We’re told to take out large amounts of student debt (an average of 35k) to get a degree, apply for jobs at tons of different companies, and spend all our time making sure our resume has the right format.
We’ve spent the last 4 years in school usually accumulating nothing but theory and developing few skills that make us competitive in the job market. READ MORE AT VALUEWALK
Earlier this month, Snapchat went public in the biggest tech IPO since 2014, raising $3.4 billion to advance its vision to “empower people to express themselves, live in the moment, learn about the world and have fun together.”
When it comes to Hispanic advertising, Spanish-language TV is king, accounting for nearly 80% of all Hispanic major-media spending in 2015 per the 2016 Hispanic Fact Pack. When it comes to Spanish-language TV, giants Univision and NBC-owned Telemundo have dominated for y
Federal Reserve Board Chair Janet Yellen announced Wednesday that the central bank would be adjusting the target range for the federal funds rate—a short-term interest rate at which banks lend money to one another when their reserves fall short—for the third time since the Great Recession, to a range of between 0.75 and 1 percent. The change sent the stock market soaring, but it also impacted a somewhat less visible slice of the economic pie: debt holders, who are predominantly female, black an
I am a firm believer that no matter how many years you have been in the working world, you’re never too young or too old to have someone you can go to for input and advice. Good mentors are invaluable because, not only can they influence your decisions, but they can unlock your “superpowers”—the unique set of skills you bring to the table—and help you make a real impact at work and beyond. READ MORE AT FORTUNE
