Newell Rubbermaid, an international marketer of consumer and commercial products, employs a global workforce of approximately 30,000. Leading the Fortune 500 company’s worldwide recruiting efforts is Mike Rickheim, Vice President of Global Talent Acquisition. Mr. Rickheim shares his inside perspective on diversity recruiting at Newell Rubbermaid and its future goals for Hispanic talent acquisition.

The ten industries with the largest projected wage and salary employment growth from 2006 to 2016 are led by consulting services, employment services and healthcare.

One important strategy to avoid becoming a victim of corporate layoffs is to communicate your value to management using metrics. While many employees are uneasy about metrics, believing that numbers-based reporting can’t possibly reflect their varied and unique contributions to a company, being able to clearly define and communicate your value through metrics is crucial to career advancement.

Mae A. Douglas, a Sr. Vice President with Cox Communications, has served as the company’s Chief People Officer for 7 years. She recently spoke with LatPro about Cox Communications’ diversity strategy and the critical role that Hispanic and Bilingual employees play at the broadband communications and entertainment company.

Faced with the lowest U.S. consumer confidence level in 5 years, a sluggish employment market and other slumping economic indicators, many workers are concerned about the possibility of being laid off. Here are steps you should be taking now to boost your job security and sharpen your marketability.

Navigating through the rules, regulations and requirements for teacher certification can be a difficult and challenging process for teachers who received their training outside U.S. borders, but it could pay off, as a shortage of educators in key subjects and geographic locations has increased demand for qualified teachers in the United States.

As the Diversity Talent Strategist for IBM America, Jamila A. Petite oversees diversity recruiting efforts for the top technology corporation. She recently took time out of her busy schedule to talk with LatPro about the value of bilingual and multicultural employees, and what IBM is doing to recruit and retain a diverse workforce.

You have a great education, solid work history and you’re bilingual to boot, but landing a job isn’t only about your skills and experience. You also have to know how to successfully market yourself to employers. Here's how you can create your own job search marketing campaign – an action plan for targeting the right employers with the right message so you can get the job you want and deserve.

What if you could guarantee career advancement, promotions, more money and respect from your professional peers? While there aren't any mystical secrets about how to tap into the power of the universe to achieve success, there are four fundamental characteristics shared by all top performers that you should adopt and put into practice in your own professional life.

Simply posting a job listing online isn't enough to attract A-grade candidates. These 5 tips will help you create job ads that connect with candidates and increase the effectiveness of your online recruiting.