The Military Career Edge

The Winter 2013 issue of Phoenix Patriot, a publication for and about our military community via the University of Phoenix, examines the Career trends of 2013 and the top 10 things students need to know about getting a job. Below is an overview of career areas where military students might find a lot of opportunities….

Best Careers

Business, health, and STEM careers lead the starting salary race for recent college graduates, according to NACE.      

Break It – Even If It’s Working (Maybe)

I enjoy finding new models that disrupt traditional approaches to doing things. One example is how “experimental recruitment” is seen as a better way for colleges and universities to attract potential students. Rather than “selling” a school, new models give potential students a preview of their experience. Here [The Brunel Business School] we put a…

Tweet to Your Next Job

Since this is the season to be looking for Summer 2013 Internships, Bullhorn Reach has some great tips for college students looking for full-time and Summer jobs using Twitter.

Perpetually Disconnected

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…

Can We Fix the Global Skills Gap?

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…

Organizations: Do Your Homework

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…

Recruiting Latinos in the Digital Era

With everything going on the last couple months of 2012, I forgot to mention my article regarding recruiting Latinos via social media in the Fall edition of NSMBA Magazine. I was honored to be given the lead on the cover. You can read the digital version here (requires e-mail registration). Enjoy!  

Avoiding the “Educational Cliff”

We’re facing another “cliff” as a country. This one is not “fiscal” but educational. According to this Gallup blog post, we’re losing the engagement battle with students. Why? Too much “teaching to the test” and fewer avenues to get students through the educational pipeline.  For Latinos, the drop-off is even steeper due to other social…

The Start of Something New

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…