A Work Trends study just released by Rutgers University paints a gloomy picture for this month’s college graduates. Despite encouraging news by some, these findings show that only half of the college graduates interviewed had full-time jobs. Furthermore, most graduates characterized their current positions as either a “stepping-stone” or a “to get by job.” A good study which shows the reality of our transitioning economy.
And of course, there’s also that certain little issue of college debt.
While Latinos make up over 15 percent of the U.S. population, they account for only 3.6 percent of the doctoral degrees awarded in the United States. Dismal I know – and increasing these number will require a long term vision. But we’re starting to make strides. Read the inspiring stories of three Latinas who took…
The national professional Association for CPAs (AICPA) is reaching out to minority professional organizations to help increase the representation of Latinos and African Americans in the accounting field. Asian Americans make up 9.1% of accountants compared with 4.8% of the working population. In discussing the need for organizations to make a better effort of recruiting…
I’ll be serving on a panel next week as part of the Urban League of Greater Madison Diversity of Leadership Summit . Please stop by and say hello. : )
Kevin Wheeler at ERE shares 5 reasons why the traditional workplace is evolving: expectations, choice (not control), focus on employment branding, interest in the candidate experience, and focus on making “lists.” I couldn’t agree more with his thoughts. When you consider that each of these reasons is impacted by the emergence of social media –…
Big kudos to the National Hispana Leadership Institute (NHLI) on its 25th Anniversary. In partnership with Harvard’s Kennedy School, the organization was established to address the under-representation of Latinas in the corporate, nonprofit and political arenas.
A report by the Economic Policy Institute still shows a gloomy outlook for recent college graduates: For young college graduates, the unemployment rate was 10.4 percent in 2010 and 9.4 percent over the last year, while the underemployment rate was 19.8 percent in 2010 and 19.1 percent over the last year. This is a slight…
The fact that Forbes and other outlets are writing yet another “importance of mentoring recent college graduates” piece illustrates that many organizations are doing it wrong or aren’t committed to it. What is so mind boggling is that many companies expect (or assume) that just because a person (a) makes it through the hiring process,…
Brandman University announced it is spinning off a subsidiary institution focused on Latino working adults. Ameritas College will offer associate and bachelor degrees, but more importantly, a curriculum designed to “crack the code” of helping Latinos get to graduation. Ameritas College joins National Hispanic University as one of two colleges that specifically target Latino college…
Latino Leader magazine attempts to find the answer by asking five Latinos with PhDs. Picture via Latino Leader Magazine
