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Latin Career News - November 2006

Career, Employment and Diversity
 
Group Urges Congress to Raise Cap on H-1B Visa
Compete America, a coalition of business and education groups, is lobbying Congress for an increase in the number of both H-1B visas for skilled workers and employment-based green cards.


Minority Representation Up in Chicago Boardrooms but Still Lags Behind
A recent study indicates that Chicago's executive suites have become more racially diverse, but companies still have a long way to go before boardroom diversity mirrors that of the general workforce.


White man sues former employer, alleging discrimination against non-Hispanics
Steven Pagel has alleged in a federal lawsuit that Aspen Diversified Industries, an affiliate of the Pikes Peak Behavioral Health Group, had a practice of removing whites from managerial positions and replacing them with Hispanics.


Census report: Broad racial disparities persist
New Census Department data finds that racial disparities in income, education and home ownership persist and, by some measurements, are growing.


Unemployment Rate Drops to Five-Year Low
October's unemployment rate sank to a five-year low of 4.4 percent while workers' wages grew, according to US Labor Department figures. Unemployment among Hispanics followed this trend, falling to 4.7 percent.
 
U.S. Hispanic and Latin America News
 
Experts say Brazilian Dam Projects jeopardizes Amazon
Environmental experts are sharply criticizing Brazil's government for failing to assess the impact of two dams on the biological diversity of the Amazon rain forest.


Homemade Sub with cocaine seized off Costa Rica
Tipped off by three plastic pipes mysteriously skimming the ocean’s surface, authorities seized a homemade submarine packed with 3 tons of cocaine off Costa Rica’s Pacific coast.


Nicaragua Bans Abortions
Nicaraguan President Enrique Bolanos has signed into law a ban on all abortions, even in cases when a woman's life is judged to be at risk.


Green Water
Residents of the remote, rural eco-village of Las Gaviotas, Colombia are marketing pure bottled water to Americans. They expect the project will not only have a neutral environmental impact, but will actually support reforestation.


Peru, Colombia lobby for free-trade pacts with U.S.
The Bush administration has hailed the proposed deals, saying they will boost trade with friendly Latin American nations. But some Democrats in Congress pledge to oppose them unless they are rewritten to contain stricter labor rules.
 
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Quick Tip for Job Seekers
 
Recruiters are more likely to contact you if you're an active LatPro member with a recently updated resume

When a position becomes available, recruiters and employers overwhelmingly prefer to search the LatPro candidate database before (or even instead of) posting a job ad.

As a recruiter, one of the first things I want to see is that you're an active LatPro member. If I find two candidates with similar qualifications, I'll be much more likely to contact the LatPro jobseeker who has updated his or her resume in the last month.

Why?

Because my time is limited. If you aren't logging in to LatPro regularly and your resume is outdated, I'm going to assume that you're probably not looking for a job anymore. And if you are looking for a job but haven't taken the time to log in or update your resume in many months, what does this say about your motivation and enthusiasm, compared to an active job seeker?

So, if you haven't logged in to LatPro and updated your resume within the last month, you could be missing out on many job opportunities.

Log in now to review and update your resume -- make sure recruiters aren't passing you by!

- Sharon L., Recruiter

 
LatPro News & Articles
 
H-1B Visas for Technical and Science Professionals
LatPro's legal expert James Root discusses how the shortage of qualified US citizens to fill tech and engineering jobs provides an opportunity for foreign nationals to immigrate through the H-1B visa program.


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Upcoming Events
 
National Technical & Career Conference
January 10 - 13, 2007
Colorado Convention Center, Denver, CO
The Society of Hispanic Professional Engineers will be bringing together the best and the brightest engineering, math and science talent with the most technologically advanced, leading edge organizations in the world at this event. The conference will feature a career fair, technical and career workshops, research and design competitions, awards, and more.


Visit LatPro's calendar for employment events, career fairs and conferences that are of interest to Hispanic professionals. Know of an event that should be listed? Submit an event here.
 
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