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When you go to a job interview, your appearance is one of the most important aspects. How you look is going to determine if that future employer will give you the opportunity for a follow up interview, or the job. Many experts, in the career couching field, recommend that people wear their best and most Read More
With the holiday season officially upon us, there are resounding themes of New Year’s resolutions regarding health, personal finance and family matters. Small business owners are no different. With economic pressures likely to continue, it is a perfect time of the year for Hispanic small business owners to make positive changes. Here are some essential Read More
Generally speaking there are a lot more Latina professionals than there are Latino professionals; a topic which has been written about ad nauseum. But what happens when you become a Latino professional and find yourself pursuing a field where, traditionally, more women work in? Often times many perceive a Latino professional as a success story Read More
Graduation approaches. The moment you have been waiting for the last four (or five, or six) years is here, and now everyone’s eyes are set on you. The dreadful question keeps coming up in all conversations: “So, what are you doing after college?” Your immediate answer is either “Get a job” or “Go to grad Read More
Everyone likes staring into space from time to time. From lovers laying on a field on a moonless night, to an elderly gardener taking a break after tending to his azaleas late in the evening, the world above us has been admired, revered, and, explored. Taking a long midnight run through Prospect Park last week, Read More
Very early in my education, I started looking around for someone I could look up to, unsuccessfully. Instead, I found many models of what not to become: a drop-out, mediocre, a cat lady, a frustrated immigrant, or prostitute. Nowadays, since I’ve already decided to go to medical school and become a doctor, I question whether Read More
Mediation can help speed up case resolutions and avoid litigation Source: GobiernoUSA.gov/USA.gov Work discrimination is not only wrong, it’s illegal. The U.S. government has laws that prohibit work discrimination based on age, disability, place of origin, race, religion and sex, as well as pregnancy and other things. These laws protect both employees and applicants. The Read More
Interviewing skills should always be kept up-to-date and sharpened. Whether we realize it or not, there can be non-verbal cues that can turn a potential employer off (and vice versa). It’s important to do your research on the company you’re interviewing for and to tailor your responses to its interests. Here are some things that Read More
No matter where you are applying to begin your next career move, it is important that the resume you submit has to fit the company you’re applying to. Over the past year, non-traditional resumes have gained in popularity as a way of standing out from the crowd. Videos, infographics and Twitter are new methods of Read More
Today’s headlines are dominated by news of the recession, rates of unemployment and at the more extreme end, the inevitable collapse of the American economy. While U.S. unemployment is at a stubborn 9.1 percent, another outcome of the difficult economic times has been an increase in multiple jobs to help make ends meet.