According to a study by the Economic Policy Institute, Maryland has the lowest Latino unemployment rate – hovering around 8.8%. Still high but much lower than the 12+% national average.
According to a study by the Economic Policy Institute, Maryland has the lowest Latino unemployment rate – hovering around 8.8%. Still high but much lower than the 12+% national average.
Having been involved in economic development initiatives many years ago for the City of El Paso, I realize how challenging it is to recruit new organizations into a community. Companies consider so many factors: city infrastructure, employment base, education, transporation, tax abatements, and many other things. Cities like San Antonio were very innovative years ago when they focused on creating…
It’s always great to see a 2-minute video that can summarize why employers need to pay attention to the Hispanic workforce. This video and the featured bilingual job fair is courtesy of AL DIA - a Hispanic news and media company based in Philly. Enjoy!
Beyond.com just released results of a survey that provides interesting insights outlining some of the job search strategies used by today’s college graduates. Some of them are surprising. The study was conducted in partnership with the Wharton Small Business Development Center. Here are some of the highlights: Graduating college students rely heavily on their university career centers… Graduating…
The Wall Street Journal has a quick interview with an MIT career center advisor discussing some trends and where MBA students might have better luck finding jobs. Job market still seems sluggish even for MBAs – unless they’re targeting very specific niche areas such as energy, technology, and some financial areas. Recovery is certainly happening…
More students are choosing NOT to major in business , over 6 million (or 4.1% of) workers have been unemployed for more than 26 weeks (and still want a job), the economic downturn will change the everything having to do with “work”, we are having debates about whether or not we need MORE college graduates, and when…
My job search as a graduating college student was a guidebook on how not to find the right career. Although I did have two job offers upon graduation, the one I accepted was like trying to fit a square peg in a round hole. Looking back now, I realize that one of the many challenges…
Business Week has a great article on the on-going challenges college graduates are having finding jobs in this current economic environment. This paragraph captures the stunning reality: Only 46% of people aged 16-24 had jobs in September, the lowest since the government began counting in 1948. The crisis is even hitting recent college graduates. “I’ve…
Via the National Association of Colleges and Employers (NACE), a list presenting the types of jobs 2009 college graduates were most likely to be offered. Teaching positions topped the list, according to a new report published by NACE’s Fall 2009 Salary Survey report lists teaching, management trainee, financial/treasury analysis, consulting, and sales positions as the…
The under-representation of Hispanic Americans in the Federal workforce has been an issue for a few decades. Almost 40 years ago, President Nixon supported a “Sixteen Point Program” intended to assure equal Federal government opportunities for Hispanic Americans. The plan not only emphasized recruitment but upward mobility opportunities. Unfortunately, an increased representation of Hispanics in…
