Have you ever gone to a networking event that seemed like it was going to be great, you attend, then leave finding that you didn’t find what you were looking for at all there?
Business professionals from all kinds of backgrounds often spend time networking inefficiently. Going to events with just a few of these tips in mind will help ensure that you make the most out of your two to three hour networking events.
1. Ask first, talk second
Always ask in every conversation what the other person is
Diversity is critical for organization’s ability to innovate and adapt in a fast-changing environment. Some of the most successful entrepreneurs and most admired leaders will tell you the same thing. Diversity is essential to growth and prosperity of any company: diversity of perspectives, experiences, cultures, genders, and age. Why? Because diversity breeds innovation. And innovation breeds business success. Don’t believe me? Take a look: READ MORE
Cristina comes to Telemundo Wisconsin from Univision Chicago. Cristina spent her childhood living in the Midwest and Mexico. Her childhood education was bilingual, which is what led her to achieve a clear grasp of the Spanish language at such an early age. She discovered her passion for TV as a young child. Cristina remembers watching the news when she was a little girl imitating news reporters and anchors.
Her first encounter with a camera was at age 17 with local television stations doing com
Decades ago, many people found their first full-time job and stayed with the company until retirement. Today, it's not unusual to have worked for two or more different companies by the time you reach age 30. In many cases, this means that workers are interviewing for new positions while they're still employed.
Searching for a new job while you already have one can be a difficult situation to navigate. Depending on why you want to leave your current employer, there's great potential to get yours
“Todo es posible” — anything is possible. That’s the slogan for CNN Latino, a Spanish-language news service launched just over a year ago. But already it’s coming to an end. The channel is slated to shut down this month.
This follows the quiet closing last month of the new English-language NBC Latino, which used the tagline “The Voice of American Hispanics.”
With other Latino media outlets going strong, what can we make of the closing of these two news services? READ MORE
If your firm hasn't adopted a strategy to reach out to Hispanics via social media, you're missing out.
Consider: Social media is affecting our lives in the way we interact with people, get the news, buy products and perceive brands. Today, building your company's presence on social media is key to gaining a significant competitive advantage.
Meanwhile, Hispanics embrace technology faster than any other demographic in the U.S. According to a Pew Hispanic Center Research study, 68 percent of Hisp
Silvia Tergas was recruited out of college to work for Macy’s, moving from up from sales to the financial division. Though she really enjoyed helping colleagues answer questions about their 401Ks and other financial matters, she never pictured herself working in the world of investments.
“I didn’t see myself reflected in the profession. I saw it as very male-dominated...wearing pinstripes and living in New York,” she said. She didn't see many Hispanics in the field, either.
It wasn’t until Terg
Companies focused on tech and mobile know the value of the Latin American audience — or at least they should. In 2013, consumers in Latin America spent an average of 10 hours per month on social networking sites, and five of the world's top 10 most socially engaged online markets are now located in LatAm.
Overall Internet usage is also exploding in the region, as well as the prevalence of smartphones — estimates from earlier this year gauge that there are 140 to 200 million smartphones in Lati
Dominican University announced that to celebrate the memory and legacy of Fr. Samuel Mazzuchelli, the pioneer missionary priest who founded the congregation of the Sinsinawa Dominican Sisters, each of the university’s schools will recognize a recent alumnus whose characteristics echo that of “Fr. Sam.” Each of these alumni will be known as a “Young Mazzuchelli Model.” Dominican’s Brennan School of Business will present alumnus Roberto Sepulveda (MBA 2010) as its Young Mazzuchelli Model on the e
On February 7, 2014 ezDinero launched a multi-national online alternate lending solution that helps first-time borrowers connect with experts in personal loans. Founded in 2013, we serve primarily a Spanish-speaking market and our experts are bilingual English-Spanish. ezDinero has over 30,0000 locations throughout the United States and Mexico.
Victor Torres is CEO of ezDinero and holds and MBA in Finance from Yale University.
The Navy prides itself on being a top diversity employer, and in the past several years, has increased its efforts to improve diversity outreach, awareness, and recruiting.
Diversity allows for a stronger, talented work force, and outreach in recruiting increases the number of individuals with whom recruiters may connect to discuss Navy opportunities.
According to Ty Fitzgerald, PRISM Media Relations, the Navy Strategic Diversity Working Group earned the Association of Diversity Council’s numbe
From Venezuela's oil, to copper from Chile, Argentinean soybeans, bananas from Ecuador, Mexican silver, and timber from Brazil - the vast region is blessed with a fabulous array of commodities the world wants and needs.
But Latin America has been less good at exporting ideas. When it comes to entrepreneurship and innovation, the region has a poor record.
While the countries of the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) spend an average of 2.4% of their gross domestic prod
ezDinero es un servicio nuevo que puede darle un prestamo rápid con una aplicación online muy fácil. Tiene los más bajos intereses en el mercado. Es una de las pocas y reputables paginas de internet que puede ayudar a conectar a los clientes primerizos con expertos en préstamos personales. El equipo está entrenado para explicarle que tipos de préstamos ofrece, también los términos y las condiciones del préstamo. Así usted nunca se sentirá desorientado.
ezDinero is an alternate lending solution service specializing in no credit loans, including car title and payday loans.
It is a national online service that helps first-time borrowers connect with experts in personal loans. We serve primarily a Spanish-speaking market and our experts are bilingual English-Spanish. The site launched on February 7 2014 and is expanding rapidly.
Our team members are at the top of their field, and ezDinero has been recommended by prominent personal finance experts
Four years ago, Angel Herrera, 29, together with his brother and father, started investing in properties in Miami during the real estate slump, closing on two $6.6 million deals –- all in cash.
In Venezuela, the Herreras have a food distribution company, among other businesses. But the country’s instability drove them to look elsewhere for investments.
“We were forced to come to Miami because of the security situation and we took advantage of the situation here,” Herrera explains.
The family no
Like many twentysomethings who graduated from college in recent years, Gregg Chiarello had a hard time getting a career started. Despite applying for scores of jobs on job boards and company websites, he couldn’t parlay his degree in marketing and years of retail experience into a professional position.
“I was getting nowhere,” said Chiarello, 27, of Somerville.
So Chiarello reached out to an old college friend, who suggested he apply for a job at the Cambridge biotechnology company where the f
CNN Latino, the news network directed to the Hispanic market in the US, will close down its programming operations after a year, this February.
“CNN Latino was a bold effort to emphasize CNN’s commitment to the Hispanic market in the United States,” said Isabel Bucaram , a spokeswoman for CNN in Spanish.
“During 2013 we learned a lot and will use that knowledge to continue to innovate and evolve our presence in the Hispanic community in the United States,” Bucaram added. READ MORE
Need a job? You need to network. Have a job and want to keep it? You need to network. Networking should be a career-long endeavor that is just as important as performing your job in an excellent manner. Here's why. First, if we have learned anything over the past four years, it's that job security does not exist - if it ever did. One big economic downturn - or any number of other variables you cannot control - and you could find yourself sending out resumes and hoping for a call.
Once you get t
Maria Contreras-Sweet might just be an upstart. After all, President Barack Obama's choice to lead the Small Business Administration has plenty of experience at starting and growing businesses, reports Kent Hoover of the the Business Journals' Washington Bureau.
Hoover reports that Contreras-Sweet, a Mexican immigrant, is the co-founder of Los Angeles-based community bank ProAmérica Bank as well as of the private equity fund Fortius Holdings. Finally, she has built a personal business... READ M
There's no backing out. You walk into the room, sign in and take your badge. You quickly scan for people you might know and find no one. The host is leaning into a group of people, deeply engaged in conversation. The function is half an hour old and the room is already a heaving mass of anecdotes, big bellies and 30-second job descriptions.
Bored in advance, you only just manage to stifle a yawn. Your gaze shifts down to your feet, in the hope of seeing a hole in the floor that might just open
