Personalismo is a concept that doesn’t have a direct English translation but basically means building trust or credibilty through relationships. Read more about how understanding personalism can help employers (supervisors) establish a better relationship with their Hispanic interns (and the Hispanic workforce) from my guest blog at Intern Matters (via Internships.com). 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…
When you get a moment, go over and check out my latest guest blog over at GURConnect – “Establishing Hispanic Affinity Groups.” It discusses some things employers should consider when thinking about estblishing a Hispanic employment group within the company. A big component in targeting and retaining the Hispanic workforce. Enjoy!
Vista Hispano shares a great post regarding the “Fibers of Multiculturalism” on its blog. Here again, as in earlier posts, much of what this blog post discusses can easily be used as a learning opportunity for employers looking to expand their Hispanic college recruiting efforts. Here are the three main ideas that I think can…
Not sure how I missed this great article in Diverse Issues in Higher Education from a couple weeks ago regarding the diversity of faculty in Science, Technology, and Engineering, and Math (STEM). The article focuses on the results a MIT self-study showing that while one quarter of MIT’s 2013 class represents students from underrepresented minority…
American Express is coming out doing some great things with Latina leaders in conjunction with the National Hispana Leadership Institute (NHLI) in an an effort to address the underrepresentation of Latina professionals in the nonprofit sector. A new program will: …prepare, promote and sustain the next generation of nonprofit leaders by helping young Latina professionals develop their…
The El Paso Times discusses a topic that I’ve been hearing more about in online forums and in the media regarding Hispanics and racial categorization. Given that an increasing number of people in the U.S. can be described as multi-racial – the question of race can be an important social and cultural issue for many…
Last month I discussed how Hispanics taking AP classes for college credit was on the rise. While work remained, overall Hispanics have been making impressive gains in obtaining college credit while still in high school. Today, another indication that this a postive trend with New Mexico’s class of 2009 leading the nation in the percentage…
My new guest blog post regarding Simpatia over at InternMatters (via Internships.com) is up for your reading pleasure. Enjoy!
