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The particular relationship between Hispanics and digital media in the United States is not a new revelation. Companies like Universal Pictures already understand the importance of serving this section of the American consumer base through the success of its Latino YouTube channel, which hosts videos that garner millions of views (and counting), and the popularity achieved after its intercultural marketing for the Despicable Me 2 film release. However, an already massive area of marketing is de

Sometimes, less really is more. It’s true of graduation speeches. Some would argue that it’s true of cilantro, of Christmas music, or of cologne. It can even be true of your resume.

That’s not to say that there isn’t some merit to a nicely detailed, filled-out resume. As you tell the story of your career, crafting a true narrative from your list of accomplishments and professional credentials, you want to be thorough, and you don’t want to leave any significant experience out of the document.

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As the nation celebrates Labor Day, Latino officials and labor leaders state Hispanics increasingly represent the workforce of the future – as well as the future of the labor movement.

U.S. Secretary of Labor Thomas E. Perez believes that the best way to honor workers on Labor Day is to give them a raise. “President Obama’s opportunity agenda is about rewarding hard work with a fair wage,” he said. “That’s why we’ve fought so hard for an increase in the national minimum wage to $10.10 an hour.

Most people have moments of frustration with their jobs. But if you've been unhappy for months, that's not normal or healthy – that's a flag that you should be thinking about making a change. But sometimes it's not that simple. You might be convinced you won't be able to find a job that pays as well; you may worry that you won't be qualified for other work; or you might simply be having trouble getting the mental energy to launch a job search while you're still mired in a job that makes you unh

In just the first couple of weeks of being Sprint CEO, 43-year-old Marcelo Claure has cut prices, unveiled new data plans — and he is doing so with a keen eye on Latino mobile users.

Claure, the son of a Bolivian diplomat who moved to the U.S. in the 1990s, is now boldly attempting to steer the third largest U.S. wireless company, behind Verizon and AT&T, out of troubled waters.

He says he is honored to be one of the few Latino CEO's of a major public company in the U.S. READ MORE ON FOX NEWS L

Last week, Apple was the latest in a string of Silicon Valley titans to release data that continues to prove how white, male, and Asian the tech industry really is. It’s not exactly a shock. Before Google released its own data in May — leading other companies to follow suit — there was already a growing belief that the tech industry needed to diversify. This need has never been more imperative.

Of course, this issue extends beyond Apple and Google. Currently only 6% of all U.S. tech workers are

If you’re a millennial currently looking for a job, you’ve got your work cut out for you. According to the Bureau of Labor Statistics, the unemployment rate for people age 16 to 24 is 16.2%. The economy is getting back on its feet again, but companies are still playing things cautiously, which means job applicants with attractive resumes and extensive experience are getting hired more readily than those new to the workforce. There are, however, ways to set yourself apart from the pack – it only

Anyone who thinks U.S. Hispanics are still confined to traditional Latin media need only check out the latest Pandora stats.

According to ComScore's June numbers, 25 percent of Pandora's total 76.4 million active monthly unique visitors (MUV's) are Hispanic. That translates to an astounding nearly 19 million Hispanic MUV's, a number that not only places Pandora as the No. 1 music streaming property among Hispanics, but also as the top destination for Hispanics even when compared to endemic Hispa

Latinos are the fastest growing segment of the population and not just Latinos, young Latinos are out-growing their non-Latino counterparts.

And nothing screams youth nowadays more than being active on social media, whether that be the major sites like Facebook or Twitter or the smaller apps like Vine and Snapchat.
The number of U.S. residents 5 and older who spoke Spanish at home in 2011. This is a 117 percent increase since 1990 when it was 17.3 million. Those who hablan español en casa const

There has been a lot of debate about using a “total market approach” when reaching out to Hispanics, especially in regards to their millennials.

Total market approach is relying on only one marketing program designed to reach all consumers across both general and ethnic markets. If you take a shortcut like this and try to tap into the Hispanic market using a straight translation of your Anglo campaign into Spanish, it’s basically like serving a burger with every Anglo topping imaginable and th

Recent grads with shiny new degrees. Mid-career professionals vying for new (or better) jobs. Retirees looking for a supplemental income. The value of professional networking is rarely outgrown — or overstated. Sure, everyone is on social networks these days, but there's a big difference between knowing the perks of networking and knowing how to network effectively. Hint: Setting up an online profile and halfheartedly touching base with connections now and again probably won't cut it.

Here's a

According to an analysis of strategies of leading brands and forward-thinking marketers by Lisa Gevelber, Vice President of Americas Marketing, U.S. Hispanic demographic trends indicate a 163% increase in population between 2010 and 2050, making up 30% of the population by July 1, 2050, and one trillion dollars in buying power in 2010, rising to $1.5 trillion next year (an increase of 50% in just five years).

Marla Skiko, senior vice president and director of digital innovation at SMG Multicult

Hispanic investors displayed a strong appetite for financial education in a recent Wells Fargo survey of investor attitudes.

Hispanics, more so than investors in general, said they wish they knew more about mutual funds, stocks and bonds (72 percent compared to 64 percent among investors in general) and that they were never taught about savings and investing as they were growing up (45 percent compared to 31 percent of the overall investment-minded population).

The study by Chicago-based Vesta

You arrive alone. Your heart is beating a little faster than normal and suddenly all of your charisma and charm go out the window. You try to lock eyes with someone so that you can find a temporary home in what can feel like a sea of strangers. But everyone looks happily engaged in conversation.

While this might sound like your experience at a middle school dance, it’s also what many people feel when they enter a networking event. These are completely natural reactions, even for the biggest ext

When he was 15, an immigration raid at a Japanese flower nursery turned Arturo Flores’s life around.

The owners needed a new group of workers to replace the ones removed by immigration officials, and Mr. Flores landed a job cutting flowers. He slowly worked his way up to packaging and delivering them. In the mid-1980s he got a call from two businessmen looking to start their own cut-flower business. They asked him to manage deliveries and distribution.

Today Mr. Flores, 50, is the president of

Increasing workers’ earning power and offering Hispanic-owned companies easier access to funding that can be used for growth can help improve the social and economic status of Latinos in the United States and across Latin America, Mexican billionaire Carlos Slim says.

In a speech at the annual conference of the Catholic Association of Latino Leaders, Slim spoke on how to better the plight of Hispanic workers and Latino-owned businesses.

Slim, ranked by Forbes magazine as the world’s second-rich

Maricela Vazquez, Meteorologist Telemundo Chicago

Maricela Vazquez of Telemundo Chicago to moderate the Sales & Entrepreneurship Networking Forum this Tuesday, August 19 at Vertigo Sky Lounge Chicago. 

Maricela joined the Telemundo Team in January 2011; she is the first and only Spanish speaking Latina Meteorologist in the Chicago Spanish Media. Ms. Vazquez is a member of American Meteorological Society and a member of the National Weather Association, two of the most recognized organizations

The teenager crossed her fingers. The dark pellet was supposed to levitate. Like magic, it floated an inch into the air.

Cruz Alvarado, 16, smiled. Her science experiment worked. The pellet, a superconductor Cruz created, rose when the professor poured liquid nitrogen near it.

“I think it’s pretty cool,” Alvarado, a junior at Meadowcreek High School in Gwinnett County, said afterward. On this day Alvarado was the one conducting the test, but she’s part of an experiment, too, one designed to get

Politicians and pundits have long been talking about the new non-white majority in the United States, and especially about the growing numbers and clout of Hispanic-Americans. As of the 2011 census, around 52 million Americans called themselves Hispanic, about 17 percent of the population — but their influence is even greater.

Whether first-generation Americans, immigrants or members of families with deep roots on this side of the border, Hispanics are shaping discussion and policy on everythi

While most Americans remain fairly in the dark about bitcoin, tech-savvy Hispanics are at the forefront of fandom for the digital currency, according to a survey .

Just 8 percent of whites polled by Morning Consult said they know "a lot," while 53 percent said they know "nothing at all" or "not much" about bitcoin. That compares with 21 percent of Hispanics who say they know a lot, and 42 percent who say they are likely to use bitcoin, against 24 percent of whites.

Figuring out why the cryptocu