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Hispanic Recruiter Review - March 2008

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Employment and Diversity

Q&A: How Does a Multicultural Workforce Affect Teamwork and Communication in Large Companies?
Most communication and teamwork challenges arise from three basic cultural preferences: our approach to work, the way we share information, and how we view time. All three of these preferences have an enormous impact on the effectiveness of multicultural teams.

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 common reason that candidates turn down a job offer?
As a hiring manager or recruiter, you've searched through hundreds of resumes and conducted dozens of interviews to find the perfect candidate for your open position. What is the biggest hurdle that prevents qualified candidates from accepting your job offer?

How Recruiters and HR Can Work Together
HR and third party recruiters can often find themselves at odds, despite the common goal of finding the best candidate for the job. BusinessWeek shares some key tips for creating a smooth working relationship.

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Ask the Expert: Multicultural Management
Are you looking for ways to engage your Hispanic employees? Need help managing multicultural teams? Submit your question to Graciela Kenig, and she will answer one reader's question every month!

Hispanic Business & Latino Leaders

Univision Deal Makes Universal Music Group Top Player in Latin Music Market
Following months of negotiations, Universal Music Group announced an agreement to acquire Univision Music Group. If approved by regulators, the acquisition would create a single music label controlling nearly half of the U.S. Latin music marketplace.

Executives on the Move

Jose Armario has been appointed Group President of McDonald's Canada and Latin America and will assume responsibility for international franchising in these two important markets.

Diane Smith has been hired to oversee mezzanine finance activities in Latin America for Darby Overseas Investments, a U.S. private equity company

Esteban Canale has been named as the new chief executive officer for Argentina and Chile for the CIT Group, a global commercial and consumer finance company.

Latin America News

Colombia Police Say Rebel Files Show Chavez Aids FARC
Colombia's national police recovered documents from the laptop of Raul Reyes, the dead leader of the Colombian leftist rebel group FARC, which show that Hugo Chavez recently paid $300 million to FARC rebels. The documents also revealed Chavez has ties with FARC dating back more than 15 years.

Guatemala Adoption Fraud Moms Face Charges
Prosecutors have ruled out an amnesty for birth mothers who used false identities to surrender their babies to a Guatemalan adoption agency at the center of a fraud investigation.

World Health Organization Confirms Urban Yellow Fever Threat in Paraguay
The World Health Organization has confirmed nine cases of yellow fever, a disease that kills 30,000 people each year, in Asuncion, Paraguay. The discovery of the disease marks the first cases of yellow fever in an urban area of Latin America in sixty years.

LatPro News & Resources

LatPro Wins Third Consecutive WEDDLE’s User’s Choice Award
LatPro is the only diversity job site to be selected as one of the industry's top job boards in the annual WEDDLE’s User’s Choice Awards. Thank you for helping us to win this prestigious award for the third time!

Diversity Articles & Advice
LatPro's expert contributors share their expertise on everything from culturally competent interviewing to managing multicultural teams.

Who are LatPro's Candidates?
You can see for yourself with this demographic profile of our current candidates. Updated daily, information includes top candidate job functions, industries, locations, educational attainment levels, and the total number of registered jobseekers.

Recruiting Calendar

Chicago Bilingual Professional Job Fair - National Society for Hispanic Professionals
March 27, 2008 - Chicago, IL
The NSHP Chicago Bilingual Professional Job Fair is yet another unique opportunity to meet with top quality diversity and bilingual professional candidates.

Hispanic Business & Career Expo
April 2, 2008 - Duluth, Georgia
At this event held by the Georgia Hispanic Chamber of Commerce, businesses will have the opportunity to showcase their products and services to the Hispanic community and promote their employment opportunities to diverse job seekers.

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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