Unemployment numbers for the Latino workforce are still dismal but at least the numbers are encouraging. Latino unemployment fell 2% between December 2010 – December 2011. Not bad – but certainly not great.
Unemployment numbers for the Latino workforce are still dismal but at least the numbers are encouraging. Latino unemployment fell 2% between December 2010 – December 2011. Not bad – but certainly not great.
Awesome video via my good friend Patti Fletcher who works for SAP. The topic – Inclusion and Design Thinking. Excellent points about inclusion, and how it ultimately impacts an organization’s product offerings. My takeaway: your organization’s workforce must reflect your customer base. Great stuff. Thanks Patti!
MoneyBox graphic tells the story.
My good friend Murray Mann at Latinos at Work shares great advice for Latino professionals for 2012. He also describes the “prominent” players involved in helping this occur: Employers must be competitive locally and/or globally and have set significant goals for Latino recruitment, retention, and upward mobility. Colleges and Universities are evolving programs to address the needs…
Organizations tend to create expectations based on their culture. In advising organizations over the last year, I’ve suggested that the biggest challenge in understanding cultural differences entails understanding their own. I’d wager that most organizations lack a clear grasp of their culture. This lack of understanding can create all sorts of talent management difficulties as…
Sometimes simple is the best recruitment strategy. (h/t Martin Lee)
Over the last few years, I’ve attempted to provide readers with a basic understanding of Latino culture, and how it might influence Latinos in the workplace. Understanding the nuances of Latino culture can provide organizations additional opportunities to attract, support, and develop Latino talent. Since starting this blog three years ago, I’ve often shared that…
Great piece in the NYT today showing that more young women are enrolled in college than are in the workforce. Many reasons for this including the economic, cultural, and other factors. I’ve definitely seen a trend toward women-majority classes. When you consider that college enrollment growth over the last year has been mainly attributed to…
According to a recent study by Reppler, over 90% recruiters use social media to “weed” out potential candidates. Interesting on a couple of fronts. First, that a social media business that helps job seekers to “clean up” their online presence even exists – wow. Second, that organizations (recruiters), are using social media as a tool…
I spent a lot of time over the holiday thinking about social media, and how it will impact all aspects of our lives. I’m a heavy Twitter user but made an effort over the last few weeks to delve more into Facebook to connect with family, friends, and organizations. At the same time, like many…
