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Most people think of networking as brief interactions at cocktail parties and conferences. They look at the business cards they’ve collected and call it good.

But unless you’ve moved past the LinkedIn connection request/acceptance stage of a professional relationship, it’s inaccurate to say it’s a real connection. Authentic connection means nurturing that budding relationship with someone, prioritizing them, staying in touch, finding ways to deepen those relationships, and ultimately giving back

When considering Latinos, educators often struggle with how to close the achievement gap. That gap is often defined as a disparity in academic success between native English speakers and those for whom Spanish was their first language.

Health communicators have gaps of their own to address: digital divides. These exist both between English- and Spanish-speaking Latinos, and between non-Hispanic whites and Latinos. The internet has become ubiquitous in our lives. READ MORE AT HUFFINGTONPOST

Madeline DiRado is prepared to make Rio her first and last Olympic Games.

DiRado, who is a first generation Argentinian American, won her first gold medal in the Women's 4x200m freestyle relay. Along with winning the relay, DiRado won silver in the Women's 400m individual medley and bronze in the Women's 200m individual medley.

Not only is this her first Olympics Games, but DiRado made it clear that this will also be her last. Coming into the games DiRado knew she had a career waiting for her ba

When athletes walked into the Beijing National Stadium during the opening ceremony of the 2008 Olympic Games, only 4 percent of the nearly 600-member U.S. delegation was Hispanic, despite the minority group at the time comprising 15 percent of the country’s entire population.

Eight years later and with the Latino population in the U.S. now totaling over 17 percent, there are only 18 Hispanics among the U.S.’s 554 athletes – or about 3 percent – competing in this summer’s Olympic Games in Rio de

The evolving U.S. Latino market has emerged as the belle of the ball for brands looking to appeal to and connect with people online. As early adopters of technology and the most rapidly expanding population in America, U.S. Latinos now have $1.4 trillion in purchasing power, making us an integral market that brands need to consider if they hope to reach their full potential.

Even major media properties have acknowledged this evolving market by launching Spanish-language counterparts, such as NBC

Even in today’s modern, 24/7, online world, nothing beats good old-fashioned networking.

People tend to do business with those they know and like, which puts networking high on the priority list.

As many as 25 percent of small and mid-size businesses (SMBs) plan to increase their participation in trade shows and events in the next one or two years, according to the 2016 SMB Insights report.

Whether at local events, industry conferences or other community gatherings, getting out to introduce your

The United States has the most resilient economy in the world. We have withstood major recessions and market events in nearly every decade since the Great Depression, the most recent being the stock market crash of 1987, the savings and loan crisis of 1991, the September 11th crash of 2001, and the stock market crash of 2008.

Major recoveries can be attributed to the sophistication of our secondary markets to replenish various industries with new equity; the demand for higher returns from pensio

When NBC bought Telemundo 15 years ago, the Spanish-language TV landscape in the U.S. was simple. There was Univision, and then there was everybody else.

All that has changed.

With the considerable resources and influence of NBC behind it, Telemundo has grown into a true competitor against Univision. It’s finally challenging its long-dominant rival among adults 18-49.

During the week ended July 31, Telemundo averaged 814,000 viewers 18-49 during Monday-Friday primetime, beating Univision for onl

Bentley University professor Gary Johnson shares five tips on how to sell yourself and land a job. It might be too difficult to execute, but the tips are actually basic. These are some of the things we do every day.

If you want a successful career in sales, then learn to master these five skills.

1. Listening
yes, listening. As easy at it sounds, but not everybody has the skill to actually listen. When you want a career in sales, you have got to learn how to listen. READ MORE AT JOBS & HIRE

We live in a country that constantly is evolving. The minority population is growing rapidly, and whether executives are ready to embrace them or not, they definitely will affect their company’s revenue now and well into their future.

Hispanics are not a sub-segment of the economy. They are emerging as a powerhouse of economic and political influence.More than 40 percent of entrepreneurs in the U.S. identify themselves as minority, according to “Hispanic Businesses & Entrepreneurs Drive Growth i

A passive approach may kill you when swift technological changes hit your career or workplace. Instead of losing out, stay on top of the change to score a career win. Here are lessons from Pokemon Go to move ahead.

Get out and Go: Pokemon are found outdoors. So, you need to get up, step outside, hatch eggs and ad vance in the game. Similarly, your new job will never work out if you only sit at home and restrict your ef forts to the Internet or social media. READ MORE AT ECONOMIC TIMES

While the digital divide is narrowing for many Americans, Latinos — both English and Spanish speaking — have seen the greatest increase in internet and technology access in the last few years.

Since 2009, Hispanics with internet access climbed from 64 to 84 percent by 2015, according to a new Pew Hispanic report released Wednesday.

Among Spanish-speaking adults, 36 percent used the internet in 2009, but that number more than doubled to 74 percent in 2015. READ MORE AT NBC NEWS

Facebook on Thursday blamed lackluster technology education at the high school level for the difficulties it faces in diversifying its workforce.

"It has become clear that at the most fundamental level, appropriate representation in technology or any other industry will depend upon more people having the opportunity to gain necessary skills through the public education system," Maxine Williams, Facebook's Global Director of Diversity, said in a statement.

Her comments came as Facebook released i

The world that your parents grew up in is no more. Gone are the days of graduating from college and working one job for 40 years until you can collect your pension.

Things don’t work like that anymore. In 2016, the modern job world is fast-paced and rapidly changing. Potential employers care more about efficiency and skill than the years of experience under your belt. READ MORE AT HUFFINGTON POST

Hispanic millennials are turning their backs on Spanglish, a slang that mixes English-language norms into Spanish and instead opting for proper American English. “The typical trend is that the first generation prefers to speak Spanish, the second generation is bilingual, and the third generation is generally monolingual,” Jody Agius Vallejo, an associate professor of sociology at USC who studies immigrant integration. But there is more going on than the natural trajectory of how immigrant group

We all know about glass ceilings as the deceiving transparency of moving into the upper ranks of a corporation by members of under-represented groups. We don’t often think of that barrier as a detriment to an enterprise’s long-term success and value. We tend to think of it as a matter of fairness and equity towards those who have struggled to gain access and develop their careers.

However, if one stops to think a bit more deeply, glass ceilings inhibit vision and action that could augment the a

We've heard this truism so regularly we've ended up numb to its essential truth. Also, for some, if not most associations they are meaningless words. In any case, if your organization needs to win the raising and spreading worldwide fight for ability, you'll have to guarantee they mean more than that.

To win, you'll require another talent administration technique.

Your little business has a contracting issue

As indicated by counseling firm Accenture, the mix of a declining workforce populace and th

Often business professionals fear risking their relationships or looking bad when referring someone they don’t know or have never done business with.

In some cases, they don’t already know and trust the source they are referring.

While fear of risk is the most common reason for networking and connection fatigue, today we will address strategies to overcome another reason: Being too busy.

“I’m too busy!” ... or there's simply too much going on...READ MORE AT DENVER BUSINESS JOURNAL

The beauty industry rakes in some USD 460 billion globally per year and over USD 48 billion in the U.S. annually and now at least five Latinas are seeking their slice of the humongous pie. Here are five with beauty and make-up lines:

1: Alexandra Wilkis Wilson
With over 15 years of international experience in luxury goods, retail and finance, Cuban roots Alexandra Wilkis Wilson is the Co-Founder of GLAMSQUAD and of Gilt. Alexandra took Gilt from a start-up idea to a more mature global enterpris

In order to reach the group you’re targeting, you need to know where to put your ads.

And if you’re trying to reach Hispanics in the same places that you reach other segments of the population, well, it’s not going to work.

It turns out Hispanics’ use media very differently than the general population, according to the latest comparable metrics report from Nielsen, which details media habits among different demographics. READ MORE AT MEDIA LIFE MAGAZINE