Former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan is scheduled to address a conference in Chicago on economic issues facing the nation's Latinos.
The one-day event will be held at Malcolm X College on Thursday that is hosted by the Aspen Institute's Latinos and Society Program. It will bring leaders from the worlds of business and education to discuss how Latino Americans can navigate the changing economy, job creation, small business development and neighborhood gentrification. READ MORE AT US Ne
How are those job applications coming along? Are you scouring websites and sending out cold submissions on those irritating forms? If you’re still reading, I guess that what you’ve been getting back from your efforts is … crickets. What’s that about?
Stay with me and we’ll find a better way to get you that next gig. READ MORE AT FORBES
(May 15, 2018) Washington, D.C. – Today, noted author and disability advocate Elsie Guerrero released her sixth book titled ABC: Now I Know Common Disabilities to highlight common disabilities children sometimes see in their classroom. This book was inspired by all the feedback she received from the community as an advocate and child therapist.
“I was a speaker at a disability expo event and many people would ask ‘what about hearing impairment?’ or ‘what about sickle cell?,’ and I told them that
A new study conducted by People en Español shows that young Latinas are experiencing a generational, political and cultural metamorphosis.
According to the study, which surveyed nearly one thousand Hispanic and non-Hispanic women, Latinas are not conforming to traditional customs and gender roles as strictly as they once did. READ MORE AT PEOPLE EN ESPANOL
There are some tried and true strategies job seekers use to discover and land a new job. This year's Job Seeker Nation Study by Jobvite, a recruiting platform, highlights the methods successful job hunters used to secure a new career.
While most workers (61 percent) are satisfied with their current jobs, over 80 percent are open to new job opportunities, according to the survey. READ MORE AT U.S. NEWS & WORLD REPORT
As America’s information technology industry strives to build a more gender and racially diverse workforce, a new report from the Computing Technology Industry Association (CompTIA), one of the IT industry’s top trade associations, finds contradictory viewpoints on the current state and future goals for workplace diversity.
The report is based on two online surveys conducted in December 2017: one of 400 U.S. IT professionals, and the other of 200 workers outside the high-tech industry.
Research
A lot of resources and time of the company are drained during the recruitment process. It is imperative that strategic recruitment technologies are adopted to curb the loss of time and money. Technological methods if taken, it will result in more error-free and efficient handling of data. It will result in higher profits for the business. Also, the quality of candidates recruited if the technology is employed in the process, will be much better.
Accessibility of information is easier
Gone were the
Spring is a special time to start your job search. The sun is shining, flowers sprout and the sad, naked trees are adorned in leaves again. It’s a time of rebirth and renewed energy. The general mood improves as winter is over. People feel happier and the air is full of possibilities and potential. This is the perfect setting for embarking upon a job search.
We have a narrow—but active—window of time from right now until about the Fourth of July to interview. READ MORE AT FORBES
Right now, U.S. Hispanics have a whopping $1.7 trillion in purchasing power, which is larger than the GDP of Canada, Russia, Spain, or Australia. As such, they account for a huge market that brands are still struggling to effectively tap into.
Here’s some information that will prove useful for any brand looking to reach them.
Hispanics account for the majority of population growth in the United States
Almost one-fifth of the current population is Hispanic. READ MORE AT MEDIAPOST
Recruitment for an organization is a very taxing process. With technology and changing times many models of recruitment have developed that has simplified the whole procedure. The 360 recruitment consultant training is an innovative model in which the candidates who apply for jobs become the future recruiting managers. This continuous cycle of being trained, and then inducted into the recruiting system is interesting.
A recruitment consultant is a diversified job role
A recruitment consultancy job
Recruiting and hiring employees for a company is a daunting task. It can be especially dicey if the company is a recruiting agency itself. For recruiting, however, the process remains almost the same. Starting a recruitment agency is very tricky and most importantly attracting quality candidates for employment are a difficult task.
The basics of starting a recruitment agency is same
The basics for recruiting for a recruitment agency are fairly the same as for any other company. Scout candidates th
NAUTIC-ON has named marine industry veteran Lou Sandoval as national director of business development. Sandoval, who serves on the boards of the Recreational Boating and Fishing Foundation, Sail America, Recreational Boating Leadership Council and the Chicago Yacht Club where he also serves on the executive board as the Vice Commodore. Most recently, he spent 16 years as a marine dealer principal at Karma Yacht Sales in Chicago. Under Sandoval’s leadership, Karma Yachts became a nationally rank
"Why not me?" It's a question Geisha Williams, CEO and President of PG&E Corp., has asked throughout her career.
Williams made history last year becoming the first Latina CEO of a Fortune 500 company. But the Cuban-born immigrant admits that she once had "pretty modest" career aspirations. That all changed when her mentor at her first energy industry job asked her a pivotal question. READ MORE AT CNN MONEY
Some electronic job applications skip the cover letter altogether. That's a negative for applicants, because it removes a chance to make yourself stand out -- to show that you're more than a list of past jobs and accomplishments.
A good cover letter can help you get noticed amid a sea of people with similar qualifications. It's an opportunity to convince an interviewer to take a chance on you, or to show that you're clearly the right person for the job. READ MORE AT USA TODAY
Many companies have made significant investments in marketing to the U.S. Hispanic population, and for good reason. These customers are connected, active online, and influencing the economy at a rapid clip.
But should companies market to them as a separate, distinct population, or should they consider them part of the core U.S. population? And should that marketing be in Spanish or English?
A look into some of the data behind the powerful U.S. Hispanic market can provide us with some answers. R
Did you know that 24% of the 54 million Hispanics that make up the United States population identify as Afro-Latino? An Afro-Latino is an individual of Latin heritage that derives from African descent. Afro-Latinos come in various sizes, hair textures, accents, and skin complexions. Many people have misconceptions of what an Afro-Latino is supposed to look like, act like, and where they are from. Imagine being told who you are or aren’t whatever you identify as based on your outside appearance?
Whether you’re heading to a networking event or an industry conference, every event you attend is an opportunity to meet new people. And very often, these new people can be beneficial to your business in one way or another. Whatever the scenario, it’s important to be prepared to meet new people, network and build new contacts.
Of course it doesn’t always feel that easy — but it should. With a few quick tips, you’ll be on your way to networking like a pro and building a massive list of some usef
As the Hispanic population continues to grow in the U.S., it’s important to learn how to recruit and retain them, said a Proctor & Gamble Corp. executive at NAVAIR’s national Hispanic Heritage Month event held at NAS Patuxent River April 17.
Miguel Alemañy, the director of research and development at Proctor and Gamble, cited statistics to support his theme of “What is a Hispanic/Latino, and why should we care?” Specifically, he said there are 58 million Hispanics living in the U.S. — the secon
Hispanics living in the United States tend to have “less education, a higher poverty rate, and worse access to health care” and “represent the ultimate paradigm of healthcare disparities,” with the highest rate of uninsured, lowest rates of health screening and counseling, and poorest levels of blood pressure and blood sugar control, as well as “other measures of deficient quality of care.” So they must have dismal public health statistics, right?
According to the latest national data, the life
Employees are the building blocks of an organization. For any business to flourish. It is imperative that it has efficient and skilled employees. Hiring the right kind of employees needs to be done properly. Companies sometimes hire recruiters on a contractual basis or temporary payroll.
Plan some sit-in sessions with the recruiter
The recruiters can only shortlist the right kind of candidates only if they know what the employer wants. The recruiters and the employers have to have a good rapport w
