Changing demographics will create potential opportunities for Latino workers in the future - but only if Latinos can boost their educational attainment and surmount barriers to career readiness. That's the takeaway from a new report on the Latino "skills gap" by the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM) and the Congressional Hispanic Caucus Institute (CHCI).
The report highlights two clear trends for the second half of the 21st century. Members of the baby-boom generation will be enterin
Some people think networking is only useful for finding clients or landing a new job.
In fact, an often overlooked benefit of networking is the opportunity to learn from others and connect with people you can bounce new ideas off of. If you are trying to solve a business or career problem, chances are that others have already dealt with it and can offer you good advice. Even if they don’t, simply discussing the issue with others may spark creative ideas.
In addition, when you need a service or
America's start-up culture is waking up from its post-recession slumber.
New business creation has long been sluggish compared with previous decades. In 2013, it hit a 20-year low. But since then, the pace of start-up creation has climbed for two years running, according to a study by the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, and is approaching levels not seen since before the recession, in 2008 and 2009. Significantly, new entrepreneurs are opening up shop not because of necessity — in other words
The Hispanic population in the United States hit 57 million last year and the demographic accounts for more than half of the total U.S. population growth since 2004.
A Pew Research Center study found that California is the state with the highest number of Latinos, 15 million. Second is Texas (10.4 million), followed far behind by Florida (4.8 million), New York (3.7 million), and Illinois (2.2 million).
The three counties with the highest rate of Latino population growth, however, are in North
Are you just back from vacation, feeling refreshed and ready to take on more career challenges? Now’s the time to use that energy to propel yourself forward by creating a career development plan! Here’s how.
Look in the mirror. Begin by seeing yourself as a competitive product. Take inventory of your strengths, weaknesses and differentiators, and then challenge yourself by facing any weaknesses and making improvements. What books can you read or seminars can you attend to improve your professio
A record number of U.S.-born Latinos will be turning 18 by Election Day and are expected to have a significant impact at the polls in November, says a new study examining Hispanic demographic trends and consumer behavior within the community.
The study, "From the Ballot Box to the Grocery Store: A 2016 Perspective on Growing Hispanic Influence in America," from the Nielsen marketing research firm found that 6 million young Latinos will have become eligible to vote between the presidential elect
A taco truck on every corner? How about a taco truck at every polling site instead.
The U.S. Hispanic Chamber of Commerce hopes that a new campaign to bolster taco truck vendors will serve as a strong symbolic response to a supporter of Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump, who warned last week that the "dominant" and "imposing" Latino culture might lead to "taco trucks on every corner."
On Tuesday, the Hispanic Chamber, which says it represents 4.1 million Hispanic-owned businesses n
William Almonte is President and Chief Executive Officer of Titan Staffing System. William started this owned company in 1998. He brought staffing and human resources experience to the area. William’s continuous commitment to staffing excellence and trust has embarked on being the leading staffing company by choice in his markets, servicing all industries. Titan Staffing provides industrial staffing support to employers throughout the Tri-State area.
William holds a Degree in Economics and has ov
Networking; many people see it as a necessary evil in the business world, but for some it can be difficult to master.
Networking connects people, sparks new ideas, forges new partnerships, and makes an event worth attending. Sounds great. However, the problem with networking is that it can be, well, awkward. If you’ve ever turned up to a gathering as a ‘newbie’ or first-timer, you’ll know the feeling of hovering by the doorway, not knowing who to approach or where to begin. READ MORE AT CONFEREN
A new survey issued by People en Español’s Latina@Work has concluded that a staggering 80 percent of Latina women are likely to say they feel they must work twice as hard due to their background, compared to non-Hispanic white women. The study breaks down what some of us might not already know.
According to Business Wire, “People en Español surveyed nearly 1,000 women to uncover how Latinas, who are experiencing more professional and educational growth than ever before, are modulating two opposi
Over the past decade, technology companies and their leaders have launched diversity and inclusion (D&I) initiatives, hoping to make employees of all backgrounds and experiences feel welcome in our industry.
We failed.
The data shows that, especially in the tech space, we have not moved the needle on the number of women, blacks, or Latinos in our ranks, despite efforts to do so. Why not? What are we missing? READ MORE AT HARVARD BUSINESS REVIEW
Nearly one in six people in the United States is Hispanic, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, but many credit unions are missing out on connecting with that market. This market group, which controls $1.3 trillion in buying power, will have a projected reach of $1.7 trillion by 2020, according to Nielsen research. READ MORE AT CREDIT UNION TIMES
How do we get ahead in our careers? Some say occupying certain positions in the company helps. Others feel having the right personality is the key to success.
To better understand why people do well at work and experience career advancement, I examined over 137 past research projects conducted to assess the effects of position in a company and personality on job performance and career success.
In the workplace, the position in the company can provide informal networking that offers selected indi
Acculturation continues to be contested in our industry. The death of the Spanish-language continues to be trumpeted. The need for specific Hispanic marketing efforts has even been called into question with the growing popularity of Total Market efforts.
Yet Hispanic media is thriving. Mitú, a Spanish-language vlogger network, raised $27 million in funding this year, Cox Media is launching Glosi, a premium Spanish-language video streaming service, and Netflix is increasing Spanish-language progr
Hispanic women say they worry about seeming “too Latina” at work. We’re often told to be “authentic” at work. But what if being your true self puts you at a disadvantage?
That’s the question that Latinas struggle with every day, according to Latina@Work, a study released Monday by People en Español and Lieberman Research Worldwide.
Even though the vast majority (80%) of Latinas say that they want to be seen as who they really are at work, they tend to play down their accents and play up their co
From left to right: Ana Gil Garcia, Karina Llergo Salto, Trina Fresco, Leticia Romero, Evelin Freytas
Latinas that Lead; an apropos title for the 2016 Latina Trailblazers event which took us to every real place no one talks about. It has received so much positive feedback, that HispanicPro president, Alfonso Barrera, has launched an editorial series to memorialize the lessons learned. We have all been to events where the panel promises to uncover the secrets to success, yet
The assimilation of Hispanics into American culture is having an interesting side effect. It’s widening the gap between generations, emphasizing the growing differences between the young and old, in a demographic where they often live in the same household.
Younger Hispanics have very different media preferences than their grandparents and even their parents. They have their own unique language preference. And they’re much more educated.
This has over time shaped a unique demographic group that
Whether it is pitching to customer for your product or trying to make a student understand something, or making an attempt to convince our parents about something, we need to grab people’s attention. Most of our life goes into trying to get and keep someone’s attention. There are certain tricks that allow us to do it.
Being Different
To grab attention, being different is one of the most important features. For an example, you don’t need to be an engineer or doctor following the choice of your sib
One week away! Read biographies of the feature guests for the 2016 Sales and Entrepreneurship Networking Forum being held Wednesday, August 24 at Vertigo Sky Lounge - rooftop lounge of the Dana Hotel and Spa Chicago.
Discussion Panelist
Gladys De La Mora, TV Host, “Un Nuevo Amanecer” Show
Gladys is a TV host and anchor for the recently launched "Un Nuevo Amanecer" Show airing on Telemundo, one of the largest Hispanic TV networks in the United States. “Un Nuevo Amanecer” is a 100 % family oriente
Latina women are the fastest growing demographic of entrepreneurs in the U.S.
Nely Galán faced many obstacles when she started her Latino-focused television production company in 1989, including executives who didn’t believe TV shows geared toward a Latino audience could succeed.
But Galán proved them wrong. Her company, Galán Entertainment, incorporated in 1994, went on to produce 700 episodes of original programming, including the hit reality series The Swan. Galán ultimately rose to become Te
