Let's start off with a scary statistic.
A 2009 report published by the Pew Hispanic Center shows that the median net worth of Latinos in this country was just over $6,000. That means half of us have more than that in ‘wealth’ and half of us have less. That’s not a lot of safety net, cushion or ability to leave a legacy for us as a Latino community.
But in order to begin understanding how to accumulate wealth – it's imperative to understand what wealth is.
A good place to start understanding wha
When was the last time you updated your résumé? If it was less than a year ago, you're in the minority: According to recent research by recruitment firm HiringSolved, just a quarter of Americans refresh their résumé more than once a year, and nearly 40 percent say they never update it. That's because they probably don't need to.
"Gone are the days of feverishly updating your résumé and applying to job after job," said Shon Burton, CEO of HiringSolved. "Today's top candidates are much more... RE
For over a decade, Hispanics have been the largest minority in the U.S. This group will represent the largest component of the workforce in California as early as next year. By 2050, Hispanics will represent over half of the nation’s workforce.
Obviously, this cohort is likely to be an important source of talent for major corporations over the years ahead. Not only will they represent a significant proportion of the incoming workforce, but my research shows that they are particularly likely to
Maria Contreras-Sweet long has championed the cause of empowerment for women, describing herself as the product of a strong mother and grandmother.
She has also tried to be an example of what she stands for – breaking barriers, founding organizations and business enterprises aimed at helping women and Latinos realize their dreams.
Now Contreras-Sweet has reached a new and important milestone.
President Barack Obama nominated her on Wednesday to head the Small Business Administration.
If the Sen
The new year is all about reinvention, and what better way to remake oneself than with a new job? The best way to successfully find a new job is to know what jobs are most in demand, and where the competition for those gigs is least intense. Jacob Bollinger, a Senior Data Scientist with Bright.com took the trouble of sifting through more than 70 million job postings, as well as information on job applicants found on sites like Bright.com, to create a picture of the job market in 2014. Here are
Experts foresee the job market being more competitive than ever in 2014. With 10.9 million Americans unemployed, it is important to take a fresh look at your job search strategy. Now is the perfect time to develop an effective plan for success.
How can you set yourself apart from the competition and position yourself for finding the best next step in your career?
Here are seven tips to help you refresh and refocus your job search in 2014:
1. Don't be a copycat candidate. Job searches are a very
OK, you’ve been looking for a new job for a while, doing what all career specialists say you should: networking. You attend events, hand out business cards, and try to make as many connections as you can that might lead to a job.
But it’s not working. Few interviews. No job offers. And sometimes not even an acknowledgment of follow-up e-mails after a networking event.
Career and human resource specialists say they meet a lot of frustrated job seekers who spin their wheels while networking. The
Instead of making and breaking your new year's resolution, approach the new year with a new method of making improvements to your life and career. Only 8 percent of Americans actually achieve their new year's goals, according to a recent study by University of Scranton.
Here are some ideas to help you establish habits that will stick, and maintain focus for the best year ever.
Revel in the glory. Maybe last year was great. If you had a stellar year and met all your quotas, or most of them, docu
Nearly half the Latinos who graduated from California’s top high schools went to community college, unlike Asian-Americans and non-Hispanic whites and blacks, who had majorities attend four-year higher-ed institutions, the Southern California Public Radio reported.
The radio station noted that 46 percent of Latinos who graduated from top-ranked high schools enrolled in community college, compared with 19 percent of Asian-Americans, 23 percent of blacks and 27 percent of whites.
Community colleg
When I first moved to Houston in 1981, it was pretty much a good ol' boy town. But about a year later, Kathy Whitmire was elected mayor — and the city has never been the same since. Now, in 2012, Houston again has a female mayor and a deep bench of women leaders in almost every area of city life. Even though few Houston women are ranked among the city's highest paid executives, there are female decision makers at every level of government, business and education.
That point was brought home to
When you’re on the hunt for a new job, I’d argue that having an optimized LinkedIn profile should be one of your top priorities. Most of the other social networks – Twitter, Facebook, Pinterest, etc. – pale in comparison when it comes to your job search opportunities. Here are some simple ways to optimize your LinkedIn profile for optimal job search effectiveness:
1. Update Your Personal URL
Already have a LinkedIn Profile? Well done! Now it’s time to go a step further and personalize your Link
People are always looking for ways to get better at selling. After all, developing your sales skills is as good as money in the bank! But for every good piece of sales advice out there, there are two crazy or downright wrong ones.
Here are six classic sales tips that won’t let you down.
1. Get criticism
Either record yourself and review the video, or have someone watch your pitch and critique it. This way, you’ll get a clear look at how your pitch is received, and some mannerisms you might not
As females continue to gain momentum in the classroom and the boardroom, understanding how to network across a spectrum of diversity becomes critical. While women continue to lean in, particularly during this continued period of economic distress, it's essential they also network out. Eight pieces of advice for women (though, many apply to men as well) to start 2014:
1. Showcase your work
Athena Vongalis-Macrow wrote in a post at the Harvard Business Review Blog that research indicates "[women'
Networking is a key business tool to use when you are looking for a job. Of course, if you wait until you’re actively looking for a job to start building your network, it may not be of much value to you.
Networking is a process of relationship building. People who may be part of your network include:
■ A co-worker who has been a mentor. He may still be at your place of work or may have moved on.
■ A boss whom you have come to admire for her work ethic, ability to solve problems, or people skill
A diverse and inclusive workplace is good for business. And according to Eddie Pate, vice president of diversity and inclusion at Avanade Inc., because people want to join diverse organizations, it’s a quality that not only makes institutions like Harvard destination employers, but is also synonymous with excellence.
At a recent Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) Diversity Dialogue session, Pate delivered a presentation called “Mentoring and Relationship-Building in Culturally Competent Organiz
The number of Hispanic-owned businesses in Illinois is small compared to the Hispanic population, but the growth of those businesses is nearly three times that of all other companies in the state, according to a study by a new entrepreneurial support center.
Hispanics own 5 percent of the state's companies, but are 16.3 percent of its residents, according to The State of Hispanic-Owned Businesses in Illinois, a report by the Center for Hispanic entrepreneurship and DePaul's College of Business.
1. It's got some of the world’s finest dining — at affordable prices. Lima regularly has several restaurants ranked in the global top 100, and you won’t be breaking the bank if you visit them.
2. There are some of the best waves known to surfers anywhere.There are breaks for all levels, but the most spectacular are at La Herradura beach.
3. For ceviche, Lima is the capital of the universe. Many restaurants here offer a dozen or more types of this classic, marinated seafood salad. Don’t forget t
While there is solid proof that board diversity is good for business, in 2014, it is still uncommon to find Hispanics sitting on corporate boards, according to a new study.
In fact, Latinos hold a mere 37 out of 5,511 board seats in the Fortune 500, according to findings from the 2013 Corporate Governance Study (CGS). The study, conducted by the Hispanic Association on Corporate Responsibility (HACR), reveals... READ MORE
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Six years ago I visited an indigenous village in southern Mexico called Santa Cruz Mixtepec. It was, or used to be, one of those impoverished rural hamlets that sent most of its population over the U.S. border to find living-wage work.
Until somebody got the bright idea to start promoting small businesses there. Through micro-lending and other assistance, Santa Cruz Mixtepec began sprouting small but viable enterprises. A carpentry shop. An irrigated tomato greenhouse. A window-frame maker.
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