While the American population is getting older, so is its workforce. Some stay in the workforce because they enjoy it. Most stay because they longer have a choice.
While the American population is getting older, so is its workforce. Some stay in the workforce because they enjoy it. Most stay because they longer have a choice.
Wisconsin is the cheese capitol of the world – and it includes Latino influence. Enjoy! via WXOW News 19 La Crosse, WI|
Steve Denning shares some interesting thoughts on why America has lost its ability to compete. Mr. Denning says it has nothing to do with government, talent, innovation, or globalization – rather he argues the problem is with business schools that are churning out leaders only focused on the bottom line: In other words, “we have…
Looks like Assistant Attorney General Thomas Perez will be Obama’s choice for Secretary of Labor, replacing Hilda Solis. This is an interesting choice given his Civil Rights background at the DOJ. Image via NBCLatino
Despite the growing appeal of online education models and MOOCs, Diana Carew at PPI sums up the issue of higher education’s economic woes: The middle-skill jobs that young college grads generally take (think sales agents, teachers, and financial analysts) continued to shed workers in 2011. And for…
Business, health, and STEM careers lead the starting salary race for recent college graduates, according to NACE.
Isabel Valdés and Jake Beniflah at AdAge question why the Hispanic market still doesn’t receive its fair share of investment from corporations. …the Hispanic market grew 43% in the last 10 years — how can this market still seem invisible so much of the time, failing to get the investment share and business priority it…
This is a great report via McKinsey regarding how educational institutions and organizations are sometimes at odds about understanding the skills gap. The study focuses specifically on youth who are making the transition into the workforce. Despite the need for entry-level workers on a global scale, organizations aren’t able to hire them because they lack…
Here are two very interesting articles (here and here) that are a good follow-up to my earlier post regarding how 2012 was a tipping point for Latinos. These examples again show the growing influence that Latinos are having as a result of this year’s elections. There are still many lessons that need to be learned…
The New Year brings a lot of new changes for me including helping the Madison Latino Chamber of Commerce start a new Latino professional association. While there are a number of Latino organizations in Madison, there isn’t an organization that targets Latino professionals specifically. As in many communities, there are many Latino professionals looking to…
