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March typically marks the beginning of the spring-cleaning season, when we start to shake off the winter doldrums, open up the windows and roll up our sleeves to scrub away the dirt and cobwebs.
But cleaning house right now may not only be good for your abode—it could also prove beneficial to your career.
And it looks like a lot of us could use a little "spring forward" when it comes to our professional lives.
According to recent Gallup research, 2014 was a bit of a ho-hum career year: Slightly
Your network is useful to you at different stages in your working life so it’s vital that you find time to keep nurturing it. If you neglect your network when you think you don’t need it, it will neglect you when you need it most.
Everyone hates that one person in their network who only gets in touch when they need something. Here’s why you need to continuously nurture your network.
1. Networks grow in value
Your network is an asset that’s constantly increasing in value. As you grow older and wi
“The single biggest problem in communication is the illusion that it is has taken place,” said the famous playwright George Bernard Shaw. Although many U.S. retailers believe they are communicating their message to the American people, there is one community they all too often miss -- the country’s Hispanic community -- and that’s too bad.
One good reason is the numbers: One merely has to look at them to grasp the gravity of this lapse. Some 56 percent of the growth in the U.S. population over t
Are leaders born or made? This is a debate as timeless as the question “Which came first: the chicken or the egg?”
Some people think leaders are born—they naturally possess the social intelligence and charisma that motivates others to work together. Others believe that leaders are made—they build their skills with practice, experience and mentoring.
So which is it—born or made? READ MORE AT FORBES
The boating industry wants to see more Hispanics enjoying the waterways.
Boat manufacturers, dealers and suppliers know their future depends on boosting business among the country's largest minority group, at 17 percent of the population. By 2050, Latinos will double in number to 106 million, or nearly 27 percent of U.S. residents, the census projects.
Yet today, Hispanics go boating — whether owning, renting or chartering — proportionally less than other groups. For power-boats, just 4.9 percen
In three terms representing Colorado in Congress, John Salazar got used to angry voters calling him a Mexican and not a proper American. During fights over the Obamacare health-insurance law, a constituent told him to “go back where you came from”. The attacks were misplaced. Mr Salazar is proud of his Hispanic heritage, but he comes from a place with deeper American roots than the United States. One of his ancestors, Juan de Oñate y Salazar, co-founded the city of Santa Fe in New Mexico. That w
The Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce (IHCC) is welcoming their newest edition to their team Roberto Escalante. He will be taking on the position of IHCC’s-”Chief Operating Officer.” Roberto is incredibly knowledgeable and will contribute his business expertise to his new role.
Escalante has been serving as a Director of the USDOTs Great Lakes Region Small Business Transportation Resource Center, for the last 5 years. Prior to joining the Chamber, Escalante has spent over 20 years in a varie
Last week, Governor Bruce Rauner appointed Arabel Alva Rosales to the Chicago Transit Authority’s Board of Directors. Rosales is the President & CEO of AAR & Assocs., Ltd., an IHCC Executive Member. She also serves on IHCC’s Board of Directors. We are very excited to see Arabel in another prominent leadership position in the community. Check out the excerpt from the Office of the Governor’s announcement.
“Governor Bruce Rauner has selected Arabel Alva Rosales to the Chicago Transit Authority Boa
With more than a decade of experience leading entrepreneurs in diversity and inclusion markets, Gerardo Rodriguez has championed tasks to instill sound teaming ventures, develop strategic business alliances, and ensure all small diverse businesses benefit from diversity programs within major corporations and government agencies.
During his tenure as a professional business advisor at the Chicago Urban League and Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, Gerardo successfully assisted businesses in o
From 1980 until 2010, while the Latino population in the United States was skyrocketing, the number of Latino physicians, per capita, dropped precipitously, according to a new national study.
The nation’s Latino population rose 243 percent between 1980 and 2010, the study of detailed census data found. During that same period, the number of Latino medical doctors per 100,000 Latino residents declined 22 percent, creating a shortage of physicians with many of the language and cultural skills need
Latinos have been getting hired for new jobs at a faster pace than any other group according to job figures released earlier this month. The increase in employment is largely driven by two components: a construction boom in states like Texas, lower rates of immigration from places like Mexico. The rate of retiring of Anglo baby boomers is also helping out.
However the most noticeable driver is the million or so new jobs created in the building industry which led to some 315,000 new construction
The cultural demographic shift in the United States is about the workplace and marketplace telling us it’s becoming less about the business defining the individual and more about the individual defining the business. This is exactly what Hispanics are awakening corporations to, as they begin to recognize that young professionals entering the workforce are in search of the right career and employer who will allow them to be their most authentic selves.
This equally holds true to those Hispanic p
Marketers have focused on millennials for nearly a decade, making them among the most-studied group of young adults. But as the tail end of millennials turn 21 and graduate from college, it’s time to turn our attention to next major consumer group – those under 21.
While there is no agreement on their label or exact range of birth years, most demographers indicate they were born between 1995 and 2010. This currently puts the “Gen Z” consumers between 4 and 20 years old, with the marketing sweet
It’s common for people to have trouble talking about themselves and their accomplishments. But when you’re putting together a resume or cover letter, you don’t want to have to struggle to get the words on the page. Writer’s block is a real pain, but I’ve got several tips to help you work through it as you put your application together.
Train Yourself
Develop a ritual to get yourself into a mood for writing. Some people use rewards to motivate themselves. Others use punishments. My trick: I list
America is home to more than 53 million Hispanics, and we play a critical role in supporting our nation's economy and way of life. To ensure the continued prosperity of our families and businesses, we must explore new frontiers for growth. One of those frontiers is the administration's bipartisan trade agenda.
Today, there are 3.2 million Hispanic-owned businesses in America, that contribute more than $486 billion to our economy each year. Hispanic businesses are the fastest-growing segment of
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For 45 years, Spanish-language newspaper La Raza has strived to become the leading source of news and community coverage for Hispanics in the Chicago area. Their strengths, according to general manager Jimena Catarivas Corbett, can be found within their editorial content and their circulation strategy. “We produce local content with a unique point of view that can’t be found elsewhere and resonates with our community. We also publish mainstream stories, but we do it with a perspective and focus
Networking plays an integral role in professional growth.
Men and women who can nurture relationships within their fields are more likely to be in tune with what’s going on in their professions, and a network of fellow professionals can help men and women advance their careers.
But networking often falls by the wayside for today’s busy professionals, many of whom simply can’t find the time in their hectic schedules to foster relationships with professional colleagues. But the benefits of network
With the US economy adding nearly 300,000 jobs in February, it’s clear the labor market is on a roll. And, perhaps surprisingly, there is no group for whom that is truer than Hispanics.
Employment among Hispanics has increased 5 percent over the past 12 months, according to the Labor Department, compared with 3.8 percent for blacks and 1.4 percent for whites. (The last figure partly reflects the rising number of retirements among the aging white population.)
Of all the country’s major racial an
