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It is only natural to be fearful when searching for a job, especially if you are a new graduate. But fear will take you nowhere. As in all aspects of life, fear is not a good element in making a decision.

Even those who need to change jobs are petrified by fear: fear of leaving a comfortable job, fear of starting over and fear of being rejected. Most of these apprehensions are borne out of the overall fear of the unknown.
You must conquer all these worries so you can be fearless in your job seeking. Here are the right tips that will make you strong and courageous in finding the right job that will make you and your pockets happy.

1. Focus on what you can do for the company and not on yourself
One of the best ways of conquering your fear of the unknown is not to be concerned about yourself. When going for a job interview, focus on the needs of the company and how you can fulfill those needs. You will notice that your mind will be more concentrated on the company and not on your fearful emotions. READ MORE AT JOBS AND HIRE

A recent study suggests Hispanics are almost half as likely to seek help for mental illness than any other group.

Experts said in a community like Tucson, where Hispanics are a significant part of the population, that low number is concerning.

KOLD News 13 spoke with one local who's been battling mental health issues for decades. He said the decision to get help was the best he's ever made.

"Once you get to this spot, you never want to turn back," said 48-year-old Ralph Romero.

Romero said he attempted suicide 14 times in 43 years. The first came when he was only 5 years old.

He said it took him decades to get help for thing like depression and anxiety.

"We're embarrassed about it - the stigma," Romero said. "It followed us, we didn't want anyone to know we're sick." READ MORE AT TUCSON NEWS NOW

In the world of venture capital, Latino-owned businesses are rarer than billion dollar unicorns.

Only about 1% of all Latino-owned businesses created between 2007 and 2012 in the U.S. received venture capital or angel investments, according to a report by the Stanford Graduate School of Business that surveyed roughly 1,800 businesses.

One big reason: Very few Latino-owned firms are even walking through the doors of venture capital firms to begin with.

Of all the firms that received VC funding, 87% had white founders, according to report from CB Insights. Asian-owned firms ranked a distant second, at 12%, while Black-owned companies represented a tiny 1% sliver. CB Insights said it did not break out a figure for Latino-owned firms. READ MORE AT ABC 7 FORT MYERS NAPLES PORT CHARLOTTE

Imagine you are presenting to 1,000 people. The lights come up, and as you leave the stage you are confronted with a dozen or so people from the audience.

Hands thrust out, many asking direct questions about your content. Others are more subtle, and just pass you their cards or say they loved your speech.

You’ve likely attended a speech like this, eager to get a word in with the presenter. But it’s easy to forget that people are busy, especially those who are more high profile (and giving speeches to thousands of people) or have been in the business for some time. They’re constantly bombarded with requests to meet or give advice, but occasionally someone cuts through. How?

To help you work a room and achieve more than just a handful of business cards, follow these pointers: READ MORE AT FORTUNE

In a country built by immigrants, numbers represent the strength and ability to move forward both culturally and economically. Such is the case for Latinos, a growing force in the United States currently representing 18 percent of the overall population — a number expected to grow to 30 percent by 2060.

The economic impact Latinos have in the country as a group is growing at a steady rate, and according to Nielsen, a global information measurement firm, Latinos are "the most influential segment since the baby boomers," representing a $1.5 trillion consumer market.

The economic impact extends beyond the Latino consumer to the Latino entrepreneur. The State of Latino Entrepreneurship 2015 Report, created by the Stanford Latino Entrepreneurship Initiative. READ MORE AT CNBC

If Republican front-runner Donald Trump succeeds in building his border wall, it may choke off the fastest growing source of new businesses in California.

Research released last week by UC Riverside found that businesses owned by Hispanics are being created at a significantly faster pace than all businesses in the United States, California and the inland Southern California region.

In fact, Hispanics are proving to be the one major demographic group that is bucking a trend of diminished business formation following the Great Recession. READ MORE AT TIMES OF SAN DIEGO

If you were to ask most people who are successful in business or as entrepreneurs one thing they couldn’t have skipped on their way to the top, they’re likely to say networking. It’s through networking that you build those connections that will prove to be invaluable to you throughout your life. Whether you’re networking yourself or a product, it’s not something that’s avoidable, as mostly every successful person will tell you.

In fact, in many instances, the ability to network is one of the defining factors that separates successful entrepreneurs from those individuals who don’t find success on the path to creating their own business. READ MORE AT HUFFINGTON POST

When we talk about shows that are popular among Hispanic viewers, we tend to think of telenovelas and soccer, and for good reason. Those are the top-rated programs on Spanish-language TV.

But Hispanics also watch English-language programming, something that’s sometimes forgotten among advertisers targeting Hispanics.

While the English-language broadcast and cable networks don’t get the same-sized audiences as Univision and Telemundo, they do draw in a decent crowd of Hispanic viewers.

Interestingly, Hispanics share many of the same top shows with the general English-language audience, according to data provided by Nielsen. Among both, the NFL dominates. READ MORE AT MEDIALIFE MAGAZINE

We're all familiar with prominent Latinos who have broken barriers to become national and international household names - from Rita Moreno and Gloria Estefan to JLo and Pitbull. Or think Sonia Sotomayor or Pulitzer prize-winner Junot Díaz.

Here's a small list of Latinos who are breaking barriers in their professions and leaving their mark as they shake things up. They range from ranging from multi-millionaire techies to VJs and Vine stars. They're in different stages of their trajectories, and they're all fascinating. READ MORE AT NBC NEWS

Networking is one of the most important areas small-business owners should focus on in the 21st century.

My definition of networking is actively making professional relationships, developing and maintaining those relationships, and leveraging them for the benefit of all parties.

But before you can develop a relationship, you first have to meet the other person and establish a basis for future contact.

Networking opportunities are everywhere you turn, but especially at Chamber of Commerce events or any venue likely to be attended by business and community leaders. READ MORE AT BIZJOURNALS

Hispanic and Latino people in the U.S. have a high risk of heart pumping problems that can lead to heart failure, but most who have these disorders don't know it, a recent study suggests.

Researchers examined heart ultrasounds for more than 1,800 Hispanic/latino adults in four U.S. cities and found about half of them had cardiac dysfunction that put them at increased risk for heart failure, a chronic disease that happens when the heart can't pump enough blood to keep the body healthy.

But fewer than 1 in 20 of these patients with cardiac dysfunction knew they had a problem, the authors report in the journal Circulation: Heart Failure. READ MORE AT FOX NEWS LATINO

Public schools are increasingly filled with black and Hispanic students, but the children identified as “gifted” in those schools are overwhelmingly white and Asian.

The numbers are startling. Black third graders are half as likely as whites to be included in programs for the gifted, and the deficit is nearly as large for Hispanics, according to work by two Vanderbilt researchers, Jason Grissom and Christopher Redding.

New evidence indicates that schools have contributed to these disparities by underestimating the potential of black and Hispanic children. But that can change: When one large school district in Florida altered how it screened children, the number of black and Hispanic children identified as gifted doubled. READ MORE AT NEW YORK TIMES

Don’t feel like there are enough online magazines and media sites creating smart, critical and cultural content for Latinas? So did the mujeres behind these publications.

Ahead, find a few Latina-run online mags that are centering the race, gender, class, immigration and LGBTQIA+ stories you care about with language and visuals just for you. Oh, you’re welcome. READ MORE AT LATINA MAGAZINE

In the next 15 years, the Hispanic population in the United States is expected to grow by 20 million people, a rate of growth that is three times the national average. In Nashville, the Hispanic population in 2010 was 106,257 people, and is expected to grow to 326,609 people in a similar time period.

This makes the U.S. Hispanic population the fastest growing segment of the population, and one that will have a significant health care presence. Today, more than 10 million Hispanic Americans are eligible to get health insurance coverage under the Affordable Care Act. READ MORE AT THE TENNESSEAN

For a long time the word “networking” scared me. I thought it meant showing up to conferences and shaking hands with strangers. Here’s what I did to get past the scary word and out in the world making new connections.

1. Start with your friends: Start with the connections you are comfortable with. Meet up with a close past coworker for coffee one morning to check in on how things are going. Mention your situation and ask if they have any recommendations. Before you leave, be sure to mention you’d love for them to pass any jobs your way! READ MORE AT HUFFINGTON POST

As number of new Ph.D.s rises, the percentage of people earning a doctorate without a job waiting for them is up. While all disciplines face the problem, some have particularly high debt levels.

American universities awarded 54,070 research doctorates in 2014, the highest total in the 58 years that the National Science Foundation has sponsored the Survey of Earned Doctorates, a new edition of which was released Friday.
But while more doctorates are being awarded, the figures also point to transitions and concerns in graduate education. READ MORE AT INSIDE HIRE ED

When one person’s life story is immortalized within the crisp white pages of a book, the results can be powerful.

That’s because memoirs and autobiographies can move readers who empathize with the author’s hardships, identity crisis, loss, trauma, triumphs and more. And when people see their own life experiences reflected in a book, it can be both cathartic and inspiring.

Many Latinas have shared their incredible life stories with the world in the form of prose over the years, and we picked some of the most popular.

Here are 11 memoirs and autobiographies written by Latinas every woman should read. READ FULL ARTICLE AT HUFFINGTON POST

Meet feature guests of the 2016 Banking and Finance Networking Forum being held on Thursday, April 07 at Vertigo Sky Lounge - rooftop indoor/outdoor lounge at the Dana Hotel and Spa Chicago. 

Olga Camargo, Managing Director, Toroso Investments

Olga is Managing Partner at Toroso Investments, LLC, a registered investment advisor firm. Toroso is committed to providing its clients with strategies that allow them to express their economic point of view, consistent with their risk tolerance and time horizon, through core asset allocation and income strategies that are intended to perform well in all economic climates. Olga provides investment advisory and retirement plan advisory services to clients, which include high net worth individuals, business owners, public and private corporations, public sector entities, and not-for-profit entities and foundations.Olga is frequently called upon by some of the fastest growing businesses and policymakers to provide her unique perspective.

Olga has 17 years of financial services industry experience. Prior to joining Toroso Investments, she was a Senior Vice President with Mesirow Financial co-leading an investment advisory practice specializing in culturally-relevant financial services to minority markets. Prior to that, Olga was at JPMorgan Chase and Thomson Reuters. Olga was appointed by Mayor Rahm Emanuel to The Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority Board. She also serves as a member of The Metropolitan Planning Council Board of Governors and its investment committee; serves on the finance committee for Frances Xavier Warde School; and, is a member of The Rotary Club of Chicago, and a member of New America Alliance's American Latina Leadership Caucus.

Andrés Baltazar, Financial Advisor, Growth and Development Director, Northwestern Mutual
Andres began his career with Northwestern Mutual through their internship program in 2006 and has been working there ever since. He had a fast start upon going full time, setting a record—at the time—for the amount of clients he acquired within his first year.

He works with physicians, business owners and other successful professionals. He helps them with their investments, retirement and insurance planning. While most of his time is still dedicated to working with clients, he is also the Growth & Development Director for their Northshore office. In this role, he coaches, mentors and helps the development of new advisors. In the near future, he will be spinning off his own office in West Loop area in Chicago.

A native of Jalisco, Mexico—Andres attended DePaul University where he studied Finance and Marketing.

Gil Gomez, Vice President for the Private Client Group, PNC Bank

Gil Gomez is the Vice President and Team Leader for the Private Client Group at PNC Bank which launched in Chicago & Wisconsin in 2010 and built the team from ground zero.  He is responsible for leading a team of Relationship Managers to improve the financial well being of PNC clientele and manages a portfolio of over $675,000,000 in total assets.  With 20 years in banking and financial services, his career also includes 17 years of managerial experience.  

Throughout his career, Gil has been dedicated to employee development which has resulted in the promotion of 34 subordinates to further their career progression.  He has also led Hispanic Affinity Initiatives for multiple institutions for more than 10 years, enhancing the client experience among the Latino communities throughout the Chicagoland area.

Gil obtained a Bachelor of Science from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign.  He also holds series 6 & 63 investment licenses through FINRA.

Kenia Leanos, Vice President, DeLeanos Financial

Kenia is the Vice President of DeLeanos Financial, she has been in the industry as a financial advisor for over 4 years bringing financial benefits to the Hispanic Community. She is in charge of the ins and outs of the firm as well as the administrative aspect of the business. 

Despite her young age, she has a background in fashion business and business management as well as a variety of Financial Licenses. She is also the Founder/President of a recently launched Non for Profit Organization, Papa Proto Foundation, which helps the less fortunate in the Chicagoland area.

She is an occasional co-host for the radio show, Tu Familia y Tus Finanzas on 850 AM. She will also soon begin her journey as an author, as she was invited to share her success story alongside other women entrepreneurs.

Noel Navarro, Human Resources Business Partner, BMO Harris Bank

Noel Navarro is Human Resources Business Partner at BMO Harris Bank for the legal, compliance and audit portfolios in the US. 19 years ago he began his career as a part time teller at 1st Chicago Bank, aka Chase Bank and has worked at various capacities in the banking industry, including leadership roles in regional banks such as at LaSalle Bank, aka Bank of America and US Bank.

His experience includes more than 15 years of expertise in personal and commercial banking. Locally, Noel has been a member of various non-for-profit organizations in Chicago, representing diversity in our local communities and the banking industry. Currently he is the co-chair of Latino Alliance at BMO Harris Bank working with other affinity groups including African American League of Professionals (AALPS) and Asian American Coalition of Employees (AACE). He has partaken in numerous diversity & inclusion initiatives, with the most recent of aligning strategies US and Canada.

Noel earned a Bachelor of Science with a dual major in Business Administration and Operations Management from DeVry University in Chicago and an MBA with an emphasis in Human Resources Management from Keller Graduate School of Management.

Cesar Rodriguez, Director of Finance - Specialty Channels Group, Kellogg’s Company
Cesar Rodriguez is Finance Director of the US Specialty Channels Business at the Kellogg Co. He has more than 20 years of diversified and international experience, with extensive experience in Auditing, Financial Planning, Analysis, Control and Reporting. Cesar has a proven record of significant achievement in driving the business to enable profitable growth, strategic planning, financial analysis and development of his staff.

Prior joining to Kellogg, Cesar has held various Finance and Operations roles, such as Global Category Finance Director, Regional CFO and Commercial Finance & Operations Director in the US, Latin America and Europe within Logitech INC and Eastman Kodak . Cesar started his career in Arthur Andersen & Co. in the audit and consulting practice.

Cesar holds a Masters of Business Administration from Instituto Tecnologico de Monterrey, Mexico, and a Bachelor’s degree in accounting from Instituto de Estudios Superiores de Occidente, Mexico.

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We’ve all heard it a thousand times – it’s all about who you know. If you’re looking for your next internship or your first job come graduation, networking is a fundamental part of landing that next professional opportunity. Here are 10 tips on networking the right way.

1. Don’t be afraid. Striking up a conversation with another professional can be intimidating. Many students and young professionals assume that the other person wants nothing to do with them. However, this is generally not the case. Networking not only benefits you, but can also benefit the other professional.

2. Do your research. If you’re planning to attend a future networking event, do your research before showing up. Many events list the companies and representatives that will be attending. Research the people you’d like to network with to find ways of connecting with that person - both professionally and personally. READ MORE AT BOSTINNO

It has nothing to do with the Denver Broncos' signing Latino quarterback Mark Sanchez this offseason, but there's no doubt the population of Colorado's capital city has undergone major changes in the past generation.

More than 30 percent of the city is Hispanic now, according to recent Pew research. Many of these are second- and third-generation Mexican-Americans.

Latino sports fans have traditionally been some of the most loyal and passionate in the scene, and while many Hispanics in Denver will no doubt wish Sanchez well, they will be primarily focused on the Broncos continuing their winning traditions. A Long Beach, California, native and third-generation Mexican-American, Sanchez will have to earn his opportunity to become the starter for the Broncos. The team has indicated he will get that chance to prove himself. READ MORE AT ESPN