Archive for May, 2008

What’s everyone so angry about?

Friday, May 30th, 2008 Posted in Spanish, bilingual, diversity, hispanic jobs | No Comments »

Away from the Lighter Side of LatPro are more serious issues that face the LatPro team and the Hispanic population in general. Racism, bigotry, and general anger are out there. ... Read more..

Bilingual employees

Wednesday, May 28th, 2008 Posted in Spanish, bilingual | No Comments »

What do bilingual employees do for LatPro? What can they do for your company too? Well, for starters, LatPro can and does do business with Mexico, Latin America and South America, and we ... Read more..

Spanish in the office

Friday, May 23rd, 2008 Posted in Spanish, bilingual, hispanic jobs | No Comments »

Is speaking Spanish acceptable in your office? The LatPro office may not qualify as a case study in the debate on whether speaking Spanish in the office is divisive or not. ... Read more..

New release about the U.S. Hispanic population

Friday, May 23rd, 2008 Posted in diversity, hispanic jobs | No Comments »

On May 1st, 2008, the US Census Bureau released new figures related to minorities. The nation’s Hispanic population increased 1.4 million to reach 45.5 million on July 1, 2007, ... Read more..

The lighter side of LatPro

Wednesday, May 21st, 2008 Posted in bilingual, hispanic jobs | 1 Comment »

It takes all kinds of people. LatPro is made up of employees from all over North and South America, from every kind of background, from every sized city or rural ... Read more..

Hispanic professionals and the economy

Friday, May 16th, 2008 Posted in bilingual, diversity, hispanic jobs, job fairs | No Comments »

This week at LatPro, we were thrilled to be approached by Sue Kirchhoff, a writer from USA Today. Sue was working on an article related to Hispanics and the economy, ... Read more..

‘Bilingual’ and ’spanish’ are effective keywords for targeting Hispanic professionals

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 Posted in bilingual, hispanic jobs | No Comments »

For companies targeting Hispanics, adding the word "bilingual" or "Spanish" in their job posting can make a real difference. These keywords substantially improve the odds that a job at a ... Read more..

English usage among Hispanics in the United States

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 Posted in bilingual, hispanic jobs | No Comments »

Nearly all Hispanic adults born in the United States of immigrant parents report they are fluent in English. By contrast, only a small minority of their parents describe themselves as ... Read more..

Employment status of the Hispanic population

Tuesday, May 6th, 2008 Posted in hispanic jobs | No Comments »

According to the Department of Labor household data, the employment/unemployment status of the Hispanic population for April 2008 was: (numbers in thousands) Civilian noninstitutional population 31,911 Civilian labor force 21,917 Participation rate 68.7 Employed 20,404 Employment-population ratio 63.9 ... Read more..