I get emails from students now and then asking for advice on different things so today I’d like to offer them some proactive advice – time to start planning for Fall internships. If you’ve not applied or found a Summer internship by now, chances are good you’ll need to start planning for the next slew…
One of my projects this spring is to finish up a study I started in the winter regarding the on-boarding experiences of Hispanic professionals into corporate America. Over the last couple months, I’ve been asking folks to contact me if they were interested in participating. I’m often overwhelmed by the generousity of some people to really reach…
Whew, still catching up on a number of things after my hospital stay (doing well btw!). Here are a few guest blog posts from the last week that you might have missed out there in the blogosphere! Enjoy! Global University Recruiting The Importance of Mentors – An overview of why mentors are a vital factor…
An excellent study examining how cultural factors (scripts) impact the careers of Latinas in the workforce. I’d encourage you to think between the lines on the findings and how they can be applied in the work environment. The study demonstrates how cultural factors can certainly play a complicated role in the day-to-day work efforts and…
Like many of you, I subscribe to numerous informational resources (Google, RSS, etc.) that send me alerts, emails, and links to research or studies on a given topic (if you’re not doing this you should be!). As you might guess, information that I receive focuses on the Hispanic workforce, Hispanics and college trends, and other…
Two interesting articles regarding the role of community colleges – and particularly the role they play in helping minorities obtain their educations. Lots of debate given the focus the Obama Administration has put on the role community colleges will play in the future of the workforce.
While I was in the hospital, I was very sad to hear of the passing of Jaime Escalante – an icon in the effort to improve educational opportunties for Hispanics. It was just a few months ago that I posted how a recent Advanced Placement Test report showed that Mr. Escalante’s dream was progressing. Because of his efforts at…
Just wanted to give everyone a quick update. Surgery went well, and I’m now in full recovery mode. Today is Day 5 and was hoping to be home by now; however, there’s are few “internal process” functions that need to happen before I can leave. Thanks to all of you for your emails and notes…
