Marketing your Hispanic Heritage to Employers: Your “Get Hired” Marketing Plan
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. Here's how you can create your own marketing campaign to successfully market yourself to employers.

Corporate Profiles in Diversity: IBM
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.

Poll: What is the most important issue for you in the 2008 U.S. presidential election?
Much emphasis is being placed on the power of the Hispanic vote, and candidates know the views of Latino voters are crucial to their success in 2008. From the economy and the environment to Iraq and immigration, what issue is most important to you?

Good health goes bilingual
As the Hispanic population continues to grow, more hospitals are realizing that services traditionally offered only in English are no longer enough. Hospitals have moved beyond simple translation services to offer outreach programs to Spanish-speaking residents.

Federal Workforce Growing More Diverse
A new study by the Office of Personnel Management found that the Federal workforce continued to grow more diverse in 2007 but still lags behind the civilian labor force in the employment of Hispanics and women.

Fidel Castro Resigns as Cuba's President
Fidel Castro announced that he will not accept a new term as President of Cuba and effectively handed complete control of the communist island nation to his brother Raul Castro, who has been the acting president since July 2006.

US Federal Judge Freezes $300 Million in Venezuelan Assets
A U.S. federal judge has frozen $300 million in cash held by Petroleos de Venezuela SA, Venezuela's state-run oil company. The ruling could help guarantee a potential payoff to ExxonMobil, should it prevail in its challenge against the Venezuelan government’s nationalization of an oil project.

Colombian Soldiers Convicted of Killing Narcotics Cops
A Colombian colonel and his fourteen soldiers were convicted for their roles in an ambush that left ten elite counter narcotics police dead. Despite numerous attempts to subvert the trial, all fifteen defendants were convicted and face up to 60 years in prison.

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