If you step into a Macy’s these days, you may notice that some of the mannequins in the women’s department don’t look like most of the others. They’re a little smaller on the bottom and bigger on the top, and their legs are just a bit shorter.
How these figures took their place on the retail floor says a lot about the way in which Macy’s has promoted diversity among its own workforce—and how, in turn, its employees are driving the company in new directions. READ MORE AT FORTUNE
Read biographies of discussion panelists for the 2015 Healthcare Networking Forum to take place Tuesday, April 21 at Vertigo Sky Lounge, rooftop lounge of the Dana Hotel & Spa Chicago.
Discussion Panelists
Dr. Elizabeth Florez, PhD/RN, Professor of Nursing, DePaul University, Illinois Hispanic Nurses Association
Dr. Elizabeth Florez is currently an Assistant Professor at DePaul University’s School of Nursing. Prior to her academic appointment, Dr. Florez was a registered nurse for five years in
With the number of jobs and employee salary expectations predicted to increase in the United States this year, 2015 may prove to be a beneficial time for job seekers and employers alike.
According to CareerBuilder’s annual job forecast, more than one-third of employers expect to add full-time, regular employees over the course of this year. In addition, Insperity’s recent survey of small businesses found that 50 percent plan to add new employees, up from 31 percent in October.
All of these facto
The Graduating Latino series is looking at both the obstacles and successes of Latino families navigating the education system in the Miami Valley. But recent research from the Pew Research Center finds the story of Latinos and education in the U.S. is a rapidly changing one: in 2012, the percentage of Hispanic high school graduates who went on to college exceeded that of their white counterparts.
In other words, if they do graduate from high school, Latino kids are now more likely to go on to c
At the age of 42, my mom went back to school to obtain her college degree. I still remember sitting around the dinner table with my mom and six siblings doing our homework at the same time. After raising seven children and instilling in us the value of education, my mom returned to school to become a bilingual education teacher.
It takes a lot of courage to do something like that -- to return back to school later in life. It's that courage of our mothers and grandmothers that makes the Latino co
There's prepared, and then there's really prepared. And when you're going on a job interview, you need to turn it up a notch in the preparedness department. Why? Because when we're prepared, we feel relaxed, capable and confident. Exactly how you want to feel when you go for an important job interview.
According to Lindsey Pollak, millennial workplace expert and author of Becoming the Boss: New Rules For the Next Generation of Leaders, "Cultivating confidence is key. When you're prepared, you're
As multicultural leaders gather for the 11th Annual New Mainstream Business Summit, America’s cultural landscape is looking increasingly diverse.
America’s increased cultural diversity is highlighted through the 2015 American Marketscape Datastream report, an annual study of new mainstream population growth, buying power and targeted industry best practices for Hispanic, African American and Asian American consumers. Published by Geoscape, the report is the leading analysis of America’s multicul
From soccer to football, baseball, boxing and basketball, Hispanics represent a huge opportunity for the sports industry.
According to a Nielsen report, 94 percent of Hispanic males are sport fans, and 56 percent consider themselves avid fans. This translates into bigger audiences and a huge opportunity to increase ticket sales.
Although they think they’re making an effort, some sport teams and their sponsors still are struggling to connect with the rapidly growing Hispanic market. READ MORE AT
What do you do when you’re looking for a new job opportunity? Besides checking the job boards for postings, you often reach out to your network to see if anyone is looking to hire. It’s one of the things the career center at any university will tell you — network, network, network. Your fellow alums, former bosses and friends of friends will be more willing to offer a position if a mutual contact recommends you and vouches for your skills.
The idea of having a network to share information and us
The racial wealth gap in the United States is stark.
The median white household has $111,145 in wealth holdings, compared to $7,113 for the median black household and $8,348 for the median Latino household, according to a recent study called The Racial Wealth Gap: Why Policy Matters.
The report outlines how homeownership, education and the labor market have all contributed to the wealth gap GPS -3.37%, with blacks and Hispanics being less able to buy homes, build wealth with them, buy homes in g
When it comes to public libraries, immigrant Hispanics pose both a challenge and an opportunity to the library community. On the one hand, this group, which makes up half of the adult U.S. Hispanic population, is less likely than other Americans to have ever visited a U.S. public library and is much less likely to say that they see it as “very easy” to do so. At the same time, Hispanic immigrants who have made their way to a public library stand out as the most appreciative of what libraries hav
It’s no exaggeration to say we are in the midst of major demographic shifts in the United States. What the average American looks like, where they live and how they behave are all changing at a rapid pace.
With these changes in generations, race and ethnicity, it also means a much different target audience for boating.
In the next two sections, we lay out some of the demographic changes that are occurring. Then, starting with “Engaging new markets,” we share insights and solutions from people ac
Applying for a government job is different in many ways from applying for a job in the private sector.
In fact, you might as well forget all the resume advice you've ever learned, says Marilyn Santiesteban, assistant director of career services at the Bush School of Government & Public Service at Texas A&M University.
Here’s what you really need to know.
Tone It Down
If you’re sending a printed cover letter and resume, stick with the traditional look, says James Clift, CEO of VisualCV.com. While
In 1971, President Richard Nixon said: “Latin America doesn’t matter. People don’t give a damn about Latin America.” He may have been right then, but not now.
Both the United States and Brazil are continental in size, and the rest of the Western Hemisphere consists of countries and colonies where people speak Spanish, French, Creole, Dutch, Papiamento, English, Portuguese, or an indigenous Indian language.
In the United States, there are states as different as tiny New Hampshire and huge Califor
Reaching Hispanics in the United States presents challenges and opportunities that are not present when marketing to or communicating with a Latin American audience. There is a wide range of levels of acculturation in the US Hispanic population, ranging from immigrants who have just arrived in the country and can’t speak English, to people who are third, fourth, and beyond generations and speak English far better than Spanish—or who may not speak Spanish at all—yet are of Latino descent.
With th
The prevailing wisdom is that investment in the Hispanic market is a growth move by marketers looking to increase their revenue and market share. However, I have quietly noticed a trend during the last few years that leads me to question the motives behind these investments. Has increased Hispanic market investment been a defensive move?
If you look closely at the brands and industries that are spending the most and increasing their investment against the Hispanic market, they have something in
I remember the day I told my parents I was pregnant. It was 1997, the fall of my junior year of high school. We had immigrated to the U.S. from Mexico a little over a decade earlier. We — my parents, my siblings and I (plus some extended family) — lived in a cramped two-bedroom apartment outside of Los Angeles. My parents worked at a bungee cord factory.
When I broke the news, my mother, who has a second grade education, wept. “I thought you wanted to go college,” my father said softly. “What ab
For many businesses to continue to grow and thrive, it takes more than just excellent products and services. It takes building awareness and a loyal customer base. It also requires patience and resilience to make it through the difficult times. And it takes building a community of partners, contacts and allies for continued success.
There is no substitute for a great network, even as our definition of what makes a network becomes more elastic as our preferred ways of connecting and sharing infor
It is no secret that Hispanics and African Americans are continuously missing in tech companies, especially in Silicon Valley, which is home to some of the world’s most powerful tech companies.
Google is looking to change that with a new pilot program called CODE2040 in three cities, Chicago, Austin and Durham, N.C.
The San Francisco nonprofit will give minority entrepreneurs in each city a one-year stipend, free office space, a trip to Google headquarters in Mountain View, mentoring from entrep
Nearly three-quarters of all Hispanics (74 percent) say they feel better positioned financially than they were three years ago, and that may be better prepared for potential financial crises.
So reports Massachusetts Mutual Life Insurance Company (MassMutual) in a new report, "Financial Resiliency,” which examines perceptions Hispanics have of their finances today as compared to the past and how prepared they are for emergencies. READ MORE AT LIFEHEALTHPRO
