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The market is being competitive every day and people are finding ways to make their career more successful. If you are also interested in making your career more successful, then the recruiters can help you to get the best career opportunity. But the recruiters need to play an important role to find a good quality candidate who can help the company to grow up. The recruiters are the face of the employee hiring companies and this why they should know how to judge the candidates and impress them at the same time. Recruiters may be afraid of asking closing questions to the candidates but these are important to understanding their mentality. William Almonte is known for his remarkable successful career in the business, and he has highlighted some points to make the recruiters understand how they can ask the closing questions to the candidates while interviewing.

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Important notes to follow for the recruiters while asking closing questions

Recruiters face many candidates, and they need to select the best one from a huge number of applicants. In this case, the closing questions can help them to understand the ability of the candidates and negotiate with them as well.

  • When you ask the candidates to give the reason for choosing your company you need to follow the answer of the candidate. If the candidate doesn’t answer you specifically, you should ask him closing questions there. If he or she shows you the reason of balancing family or economic condition, then you need to ask him what it means for them. This cross question can help you to get the specific answer of the candidate and understand the mentality of the candidate as well.
  • The closing questions are known as the best ways of searching and negotiating with the candidates. The high-quality recruiters always use this technique to get the best result in understanding what kind of candidate they are choosing.
  • The closing questions can help the recruiters to understand how the candidates deal with the situations. These closing questions can be asked by them from the very beginning of the interview. Whenever the recruiters find anything not clear to them then they can ask the closing question to understand the candidate clearly and negotiate with them in later stage.
  • The closing questions don’t make a recruiter unfriendly or uncomfortable with the candidate. So, they have no need to be afraid of asking the closing questions to the candidates. But these questions can help the recruiters to make an interview perfect.

William Almonte has explained that the task of the recruiters is to find the best candidates to run the company successfully and in this case, the closing dealing can help the recruiters. Whenever the candidates disclose their expected salary if the recruiters find it a great hike, then they can ask the candidate why they are expecting so or why the company should pay them these amounts. These closing questions are important to know about the confidence of the candidates and negotiation as well.

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Cross Street A.M.E. Zion Church presents their 6th Annual Women's Health Conference. This event will be held April 23, 2016 at Cross St. AME Zion Church from 8:30 am-3:00 pm and is also co-sponsored by Middlesex Hospital and City of Middle town. Last year's event attracted over 500 women from all over the state of Connecticut. This year's event will feature Certified FXP Hoop Fitness Instructor and recently crowned America's Fit Mrs., Cori Magnotta. The America's Fit Miss system is a nationally renowned pageant for teens and women who live a healthy lifestyle and are passionate about helping others do the same. Mrs. Cori Magnotta was awarded the prestigious title in January 2016 and was chosen by a distinguished panel of judges consisting of fitness professionals, exercise experts and even a former Miss World.
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Mrs. Cori Magnotta will be conducting a FXP Hoop Fitness Demo during the conference. The FXP Hula Hoop System is a holistic exercise program that blends cardio hooping and strength training with high intensity interval exercises based on elements of Pilates, Yoga, and Ballet Barre. This is not your child's hula hoop! The FXP Hula Hoop is precisely sized and weighted to help users shed pounds, lose inches and sculpt their entire body; all while smiling and having fun! You can burn up to 600 calories during a 45-minute class Tuesday's at 7:00 PM at Inner Circle in Portland, CT. For more information regarding the classes or a link to the conference
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No matter what level job an employee works in, there often comes a time when he or she wants to seek out a new challenge, or expand on their area of expertise, and begins considering new employment opportunities.

"I firmly believe there is never a bad time to explore new job opportunities," said Cheryl Hyatt, CEO and partner of Hyatt-Fennell Executive Search. "I think that people need to continually keep an eye out for what's happening out there on the job market in their particular field." READ MORE AT THE BUSINESS JOURNALS

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There’s nothing like an Instagram photo of someone's beautiful vacation to make you feel like you’ve been bitten by the travel bug. The account @travel_latina is full of these kinds of pics and with a couple scrolls through their feed, there’s no doubt you’ll get major wanderlust.

According to the account’s bio, expect to see “Womxn of the Latin American & Caribbean diaspora traveling the world” and it is compiled of submissions from members of those communities. Women of all shapes, sizes, ages and cultural backgrounds can be seen posing in front of amazing landmarks and scenic views around the world. READ MORE AT LATINA

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Annual hotel openings have nearly tripled over the past five years, according to a recent forecast by Statista. Just who’s expected to fill all these new rooms moving forward? Rather than think in age demographics (baby boomers vs. Millennials), it’s time for the hospitality industry to recognize a powerful yet largely untapped target audience: U.S. Hispanics.

Now taking more vacations across every income level — and spending nearly READ MORE AT O'DWYER'S

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Many Hispanic people in the U.S. have been financially stable as of late and believe the economy is headed in the right direction, but that doesn’t mean they’re on President Trump’s side just yet.

The majority of Hispanics (78 percent) around the country expect to be better off financially in the next year and more than half (51 percent) believe the economy will become stronger over the next five years, according to the latest national survey conducted by FAU’s Business and Economics Polling Initiative (BEPI). READ MORE AT UNIVERSITY PRESS

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Target Corp. Chief Executive Officer Brian Cornell is sounding alarm bells over the state of Hispanic shoppers in the U.S. -- a key growth demographic for many retailers and consumer brands.

“The Hispanic consumer in the U.S. is shopping much less,” Cornell said at the Fortune Brainstorm Tech event Tuesday in Aspen, Colorado. “They are staying home. They are going out less often.” READ MORE AT BLOOMBERG

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In this competitive market, there are numerous job seekers who are finding a perfect job to make their career more successful and deserving. All of these job seekers are finding a way to make their resumes prominent and remarkable to the recruiters. If you are also one of them who want to get better chance in the career, then you have to make the resume perfect and attractive. You should always keep in mind that the resume is your face and the first thing that is going to leave an impression on the minds of the headhunters.

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Note the points to make your resume attractive   

There are different kinds of the job profiles that are gone through by the recruiters, and if you are finding a way to make your resume attractive among these, then you have to be conscious and follow the points that are mentioned below.

According to well-known Mr. William Almonte, who is one of the most successful business people, the resumes should be organized, and the recruiters should understand the skills and the abilities of the candidates from their resumes. The resumes should be written in clear and normal fonts so that the recruiters face no problem while going through it.

You should highlight the achievements so that it can leave a prominent impression on the minds of the headhunters when they are going through your resumes. You should share your achievements in at attractive but shorten format. You can also use the tabular format to attract the eyes of the head hunters.

You should paste a formal picture of yourself, and the picture should reflect your brightness and confidence.

The resumes should not be lengthy. You should keep in mind that the recruiters are going through a huge number of resumes, so they have no time to know a detail about you. Your highlighted points are going to be seen by the recruiters mainly, and you have to highlight it.

Your experiences in the career and qualifications should be there in the resumes but in short. You have no need to illustrate these points and make your resume boring. You should remember how to attract the attention of the headhunters and make them understand that you are able to take responsibility for the desired post.

The overall appearance of the resumes should be good, impressive, organized and point based. You should always remember that the recruiting agencies are looking for some exceptional resume and you have to present the resume accordingly.

The contact details should always be there on the resumes, and it also should be updated and highlighted. The contact and personal details of the job seekers are very important, and be conscious while putting them in your resumes.

As per reference of Mr. William Almonte, these above-mentioned points for the job seekers who want to attract the attention of the headhunters. The resumes should be presentable, and you are going to get the calls from recruiters based on your resumes. The resume and its presentation determine your first impression on the minds of the headhunters.

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Read biographies of feature guests for the STEM Networking Forum "Building a Diversity Wave in STEM" being held Tuesday, July 25 at 1871 Chicago.

Delia Gutierrez McLaughlin, President, CODA Technology Consulting

8602451083?profile=originalDelia Gutierrez McLaughlin is the President and CEO of Coda Technology Consulting and brings extensive experience in leveraging technology to deliver competitive business advantage. She has led engagements with clients such as Catholic Health Initiatives, Ace Insurance, General Growth Properties, etc., that incorporated a high degree of cross-organizational partnering, outsourced vendor knowledge, relationship management, data center, and infrastructure operations skills. She has worked in concert with teams across corporations to drive strategic process improvement. Partnering with her clients, Delia has a track record in providing technology solutions to business initiatives and, more recently, in the effective use of strategic sourcing resulting in a new $25M contract with an outsource vendor.

Before Delia took her life in a new direction by creating her own company, she was the Director of Outsourced Vendor Management for Aon Corporation’s Chicago-based Technology Services and Solutions team. Delia leveraged her 20 years of experience in information technology, telephony and software development to provide governance and oversight for all technology projects assigned to the Technology Services and Solutions team. Delia managed the escalation for all end-user issues within Aon Hewitt by providing an added layer of leadership between Aon and their vendors.

In October 2010, Delia was elected to the Hispanic IT Executive Council (HITEC) and was selected to the HITEC 100 – Most Influential Hispanic Executives in IT, 2011. HITEC is a premier professional organization for Hispanic IT Executives which focuses on significantly increasing Hispanic leadership in information technology. HITEC recognizes the importance of highlighting HITEC members and their achievements by focusing on technology leaders who have made a significant contribution to the IT Industry.

Delia is a native of Chicago, having grown up in the Pilsen neighborhood. As a child, Delia participated in programs such as Head Start, CETA and other social programs that worked to provide opportunities to children. Delia attended college at Our Lady of the Lake University in San Antonio, Texas and received her B.A. in Political Science with a minor in Accountancy from University of Illinois – Chicago. Delia has a passion for advocacy and assists organizations on behalf of the communities they represent to continually work toward fulfilling goals.

Manny Ozaeta, Director of the Hispanic Technology Incubator, 1871 Chicago

8602450665?profile=originalManny Ozaeta is the Director of the Hispanic Technology Incubator, a new program established at 1871 in partnership with the Illinois Hispanic Chamber of Commerce. In this role he serves as facilitator and mentor to Latinx entrepreneurs by curating tailored content that includes educational programming, access to funding, and technological support.

Prior to leading the incubator, Ozaeta was the Director of Membership at 1871, where he supported the needs of active and alumni members.

Previously, Ozaeta was a Senior Communications Consultant at a boutique public affairs firm in Chicago, where his clients included, the Chicago Cubs, Lurie Children’s Hospital, and Navistar among others. He has also served as a legislative staffer in the United States House of Representatives.

Ozaeta has worked within the press and communication departments of the Office of the Mayor in Chicago, the British Consulate General in Chicago, and the Office of Senator Richard Durbin- IL, in Washington, D.C.

He received his undergraduate degree from DePaul University and a Master’s in Public Policy from Northwestern University. A native Spanish speaker, he hails from Texas but now resides in the Printer's Row neighborhood of Chicago with his two dogs.

Elizabeth Velazquez, Technology Consultant, Accenture

8602450688?profile=originalElizabeth Velazquez is currently a Technology Consulting Senior Analyst at Accenture. Elizabeth has delivered and developed thorough and high quality training materials that aided her client in a successful transition with OCIS (Accenture-owned software solution). She's also worked closely with support centers, BSAs, and work stream leads to assess business impact on defects, plan and manage testing for releases, and conduct general triage support for testing. She is also an active ADP (Accenture Development Partnerships) volunteer who has donated over 100+ hours of her time and has participated in various projects ranging from analytical research of ADP LatAm Partnerships to participating as the East Coast Regional Lead for the CE3 Mentorship Program. She is currently the ADPVC Chicago Hub Co-Lead.

Prior to her career at Accenture, she worked on environmental and health related issues using her expertise obtained through engineering and international development studies. Elizabeth has also used her analytical skills to provide pro-bono consulting services for non-profits. Although she has a passion for humanitarian engineering and sustainable development, she aims to expand her expertise in the business arena across differing industries and pursue a career that utilizes both her technical background and business education. She holds a Bachelors of Science in Environmental Engineering from Northwestern University's McCormick School of Engineering and Applied Science and a Master of Science in Management Studies from Northwestern University's Kellogg School of Management.

Eric Vazquez, Chief Technology Officer, City of Chicago Office of the Clerk 

8602451660?profile=originalEric Vazquez is a native Chicagoan. He studied English at the University of Illinois and proceeded to work in the fast-paced, bubble-bursting Web 1.0 startup ecosystem.  Passionate about content and technology, a networking website was a natural fit. In a life-altering decision between business school and law school, Eric decided to attend Saint Thomas University Law School to learn how to win arguments. After a brief flirtation with the law, Eric returned to the startup community as an early-stage employee at Enova Financial, now a publicly-traded company! After a successful exit, Eric focused on product development for a company whose clients include the Merchandise Mart, Caesars Entertainment and the Hyatt Hotels Corporation.  Grateful for an opportunity to serve the people of Chicago, Eric is the Chief Technology Officer at the Office of the City Clerk, where he is responsible for leveraging technology across departments, identifying and exploiting new technologies and driving overall Office strategy through technology. 

Juana Calderon, Integration Consultant, Oracle Corporation

8602451671?profile=originalJuana grew up in Joliet, IL and completed a Bachelor of Arts and Sciences in Organizational Leadership from Lewis University. She is currently working on her Masters in Organizational Leadership from Lewis University.

Juana began her career in finance and transitioned her career to the technology industry helping clients in both technical and functional roles. During the past three and a half years Juana became self taught in 13 ERP systems. She has focused on cloud based data integration, business-to-business e-commerce and software as a service (SaaS) solutions.

As an Integration Consultant within Oracle’s Construction and Engineering Global Business Unit, she serves as a liaison between client and development teams. A strategic mindset and vision to improve team effectiveness and better serve clients drove her improve and create processes and solutions.

Over the years, Juana has gained a unique perspective built on business experience and education rooted in the psychology of people within the workplace. She plans on continuing to leverage this unique perspective to ultimately drive organizational innovation through leadership within the technology industry.

Celeste Garcia, Site Director, GreenApple Campus 

8602451484?profile=originalCeleste grew up in the south suburbs of Chicago, and attended Bloom Trail High School. After having matriculated at Prairie State College, her interest in microbiology led her to work with Associate Professor Dr. Erica Lannan in identifying soil microbes that exhibited antimicrobial activity. 

 In 2013, Ms. Garcia graduated from Prairie State College and earned an Associate of Science in Biological Sciences. Upon graduation, she received the President’s Award for Excellence in Scholarship and Leadership. Currently, Celeste is pursuing a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences with a minor in Professional Writing at University of Illinois at Chicago. Additionally, she is the Chicago Site Director and an Instructor at GreenApple Campus, a non-profit dedicated to inspire the innovators of the future through creative STEM, innovation and entrepreneurial programs for the youth. 

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Latinas to watch inside the White House

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Party politics aside, the accomplishments of women, especially minorities, ought to be elevated and celebrated.

It is a widely known fact that women face unique challenges gaining access to career opportunities and positions of leadership. There are gaps, and they are real for women across diverse fields in both public and private sectors.

For example, The Harvard Business Review recently published an article reporting that the average mid-forties male college graduate earns 55% more than his female counterpart. READ MORE AT HUFFINGTONPOST

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There is a shortage of Latinas in Tech

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The sea of young girls in pink shirts rippled as the grown-ups filed into a Miami corporate boardroom. One girl leaned over to her friend.

“She looks fancy. I like her sweater,” she whispered.

“I like her job,” her friend replied.

Facing off with the elementary school girls were employees from four departments at CareCloud, a healthcare-technology company. The company staffers were all female — perfect role models for the summer campers sponsored by CODeLLA. READ MORE AT MIAMI HERALD

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Career advice for single parents

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Single parents face lots of challenges as they juggle all their responsibilities. They need to shop for, cook for, feed, dress, and transport their kids -- all while holding down a job. They need to spend time raising their children -- giving them experiences and lessons and inspiration -- while tending to their own careers.

Here, then, is some advice for single parents related to careers and balancing them with the rest of one's life.

Build a network of helpers -- and be a helper
For starters, in case you haven't already done so, concede that you can't do it all alone. You may be a single parent, but there are people around you who can help. READ MORE AT THE MOTLEY FOOL

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Katie Sotelo showed an instinct for science that teachers in her junior high school embraced.

The teachers, one a woman of Vietnamese descent and another a Mexican-American, helped affirm that Sotelo had what it took to go into science.

Now Sotelo, of Goodyear, Arizona, is a Creighton University junior working in a cancer research lab with a goal to become a scientist. READ MORE AT OMAHA WORLD-HERALD

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8602446677?profile=originalFacebook is perhaps the most famous global phenomenon that continues to grow exponentially since its launch. It isn’t surprising that Facebook dominated ad revenue in 2016, taking in 67.9 per cent of social media advertising spend. Social media ad spending doubling worldwide over the past two years – rising from $16bn in 2014 to $31bn in 2016. Instagram alone generates $1.53 billion in mobile ad revenue worldwide in 2016. That’s an impressive year-on-year increase of 144 per cent.

Why Use It Facebook?

Facebook out performs all other social networks in terms of unique users. This is demonstrated by the Pew Center statistics of U.S. users:

  • 79% use Facebook (April 2016)

  • 32% use Instagram (April 2016)

  • 31% use Pinterest (April 2016)

  • 29% use LinkedIn (April 2016)

  • 24% use Twitter (April 2016)

With its millions of users, Facebook offers unrivaled potential for exposure. Moreover, now that Facebook owns Instagram and is integrating the products, Facebook has a near monopoly on social media. When used strategically and consistently, Facebook can contribute to the significant increase in your company’s online presence and visibility. Post comments, provide insights, advice and tips to earn respect and credibility in your network, and ultimately gain leverage.

Facebook’s “Pages” application allows users to create professional profile  a for products, services and businesses. Additionally, these pages are also linked to Instagram so as when purchasing ads users have the option to spread ad campaigns across both Facebook and Instagram platforms. A Facebook page provides the option to include links to your website and “like” buttons. This helps drive traffic towards your website and generate more interest.

There is no cost to use Facebook or create a Facebook page. It allows you to reach out to hundreds, even thousands of people with a host of user-friendly applications and tools you can use to market products and services.

A user can purchase an advertisement and are only charged when the audience is "engaged" with the advertisement. Engagement only counts when someone clicks on the advertisement. So in theory, thousands of people can see the business’ advertisement, but only when someone clicks on the ad is business charged. This greatly decreases the expenses associated with advertising outside the targeted group. Furthermore, a user can tailor the ad by specific gender, age, location and interests.. Finally, Facebook has strong analytics to understand the performance of the advertisement.

Facebook offers a convenient way to update the business’ network on new products and promotions. Newer companies can appreciate the ability to modify and change basic information about the company to stay fresh and relevant in the minds of the market as the company grows. The Facebook page also offers a convenient and accessible option to speak directly to the clients. A Facebook page is capable of managing and storing content such as forms, PDFs, pictures and blog posts.

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From your Facebook profile page, click the "Pages" header on the left-side navigation. Next, click the Create a Page button, and select the type of page--Local Business or Place, for example, or Brand or Product. Give the brand, business or cause a voice on Facebook and connect with the people who matter. Add the business information in the required fields then click the "Get Started" Button.

From this point, the creative process begins. Here are some pointers:

  1. A cover photo is the larger photo at the top of your profile, above your profile picture. Like your profile picture, cover photos are public, which means anyone visiting your profile will be able to see them. Covers can't be deceptive, misleading, or infringe on anyone else's copyright. You can't encourage people to upload your cover to their personal timelines. Ensure your cover photo is at least 399 pixels wide and 150 pixels tall. Loads fastest as a JPG file. PNG files do not work well. Also the cover photo should not exceed 851 pixels wide, 315 pixels tall. The file size should not exceed 100 kilobytes.

  2. Since your profile picture is on the left, you want to add some balance to your Facebook cover photo design by focusing the image heavier on the right.

  3. Populate your contact information and also use the add button so people can link to your website, if you have one.

  4. In April 2016, Facebook reported that over half of its user base (54.2%) access the social network exclusively from mobile devices. That's huge -- and it's exactly why it's so important to keep mobile users top-of-mind when designing your Facebook cover photo.

ENGAGE YOUR CUSTOMERS

Interact and join conversations. Maximize visibility and presence by posting regular updates on your wall about your business. You can also provide exclusive offers that will generate interest and comments and drive active engagement. Build deeper relationships. Use this opportunity to get to know your loyal client base or “fans” and go out of your way to make them feel at home by responding to comments in a timely manner. Gain valuable insights. Learn and study how your audience interacts and make the necessary adjustments to encourage more engagement.

Promote Your Business

Create Ads. Make use of Facebook Ads to promote your business and get the word out based on your targeted criteria, like location, interest, age group, etc. Run Sponsored Stories. Set up Sponsored Stories, so you can encourage friends/fans to spread the good word about your business to their network. Remember, word of mouth marketing is twice as effective when it comes to driving results compared to traditional advertising.

Use your social media community. Actively add people that can potentially become customers or those who are related to your specific line of business. Use the search function to discover relevant or related pages, events, people, groups and even messages. This can also be used to keep track of any brand mentions as well as provide timely feedback. Communicate. It’s an interactive page, so make sure to answer back.

When you are composing a post or message, put an @ sign and type in your business page so you can mention it. You can even use this as a signature for your regular updates.

TEAMWORK MAKES THE DREAMWORK!

Ask employees and fellow staff members to post comments and “likes” on your status updates in order to boost rankings. If you are a "solopreneur" build relationships with other solopreneurs and ask them to post to your site (you'll want to reciprocate). Status updates that has 5 or more comments and “likes” can show up in the Top News section. This will also help make your Facebook wall more alive and inspire fans to participate in conversations and be more active.

Constantly look for ways to add content. Encourage fans to post photos of how they use your products and/or services. Upload photos of your products and/or services, including your team and office so fans can easily relate to you. Upload photos of events you hosted and tag your fans Post videos that features any of your team members talks. Use video to respond and entertain your fans. Show your products and/or services in action

Reward your fans with special or exclusive offers every now and then. You can reward loyalty by offering discounts, limited only to Facebook fans. Keep your fans updated by using direct messaging. Direct messages are very powerful, but make sure not to abuse it. Before you send messages to your fans, think twice. Your updates should be valuable and a welcome news since your goal is to inform and engage and not irritate. Ask your fans for help. Seek help from your fans in building your community using “Suggest to Friends” and “Share” tools.

Build partnerships with other Facebook pages. Each page on Facebook feature a function called "Add to my Page's Favorites" button. Any "favorites” page will have their logo displayed in the “Favorite Pages” featured on your Facebook page.

There are some really useful apps on Facebook that you can readily use to promote your company or brand. You can conduct polls, quizzes, and games where people can play against each other and outrank. There are even apps for giveaways and sweepstakes – something most consumers love to participate in.

Spy! Yes, you also need to keep an eye on your competitors, most especially those that are highly successful in their own campaigns. Check out what they are doing every now and then and study their strategies. If you choose to copy, make sure you offer a better version.

Consider getting a coach, a life coach, business coach or both. I feel fortunate enough to have had this experience and am now in a position to return the favor to others that are just starting out. If you are interested in a coach, please send me your email so I may contact you directly within the next 24 hours or go to my website: https://21kgroup.com/coaching.

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Seven Tips for work-life balance

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Work-life balance is like a unicorn: no one knows whether it really exists, but vague hope persists. Balance is particularly difficult for entrepreneurs because we wear so many hats. More often than not, work-life balance is like a seesaw, with life on one end and work at the other. One side is always either up or down, and time spent in the middle is fleeting. The seesaw will never be completely balanced, but there are ways to maximize the time spent in the middle. These seven tips will give you a start. READ MORE AT FSTOPPERS

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The National Council of La Raza, the largest Latino advocacy organization, is changing its name to UnidosUS.

The change was announced by NCLR during its annual conference in Arizona, where it traces its roots. NCLR President and CEO Janet Murguía was expected to officially announce the change in a speech Monday night.

"We've been working really hard on this process for some time. It was our own community that led us to the UnidosUS name," Murguía told NBC Latino.

Unidos, which translates to united, is meant to show unity among Latino communities but also help NCLR transform into a group that joins all communities, according to Murguía. READ MORE AT NBCNEWS

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Despite the political climate in the United States and all of its talk about building walls, many leaders are taking initiative to build bridges. LEAP Global Partners (LEAP) is one such leader. They have launched an early stage venture capital fund called LEAP Partners I.

LEAP’s mission is simple and powerful. It wants to develop, connect and invest in talented Latin American entrepreneurs working on impactful global solutions in the areas of finance, marketplaces, health, education, shared economy and media. READ MORE AT HUFFINGTONPOST

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The next big thing in Hispanic education

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Historically, when have leaders been needed? According to Ronald A Heifetz, in his book Leadership Without Easy Answers, “Leadership is oriented by the task of doing adaptive work.” That is to say, leaders are needed when traditional solutions to problems produce less than palatable results. Leaders inspire others to offer creative solutions to new challenges or to problems that continue despite attempts to solve them.

Where are leaders needed today? Where I see change and challenge intersecting is in trends of K-12 and higher education for minorities, particularly among Hispanics, in the United States. READ MORE AT CHRISTIANITY TODAY

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The Capstone College of Nursing recently received a $1.7 million grant for the purpose of increasing the number of Latino nurses with bachelor's degrees. The grant is aimed at recruiting 80 Latino registered nurses with associate degrees and getting them on the track to receiving a bachelor's degree in nursing from The University of Alabama.

The College of Nursing will admit 20 students over a four-year period to meet the desired goal. The Health Resources and Services Administration Nursing Workforce Diversity program is funding the grant and efforts to recruit the nurses. READ MORE AT THE CRIMSON WHITE

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When the sun is shining and many of your colleagues are away from the office, it might be tempting to tune out a bit from your job and start daydreaming about your when it’ll be your turn to turn on that OOO email message and turn off your phone. That would be a mistake, however.

In fact, summer is the best time to hatch plans to make your next career move. While it might not be the most obvious or desirable time to apply to jobs per se (i.e. nobody wants to have to decline a second round interview because they already made holiday plans), it’s a great time to plan your career moves and job search for four reasons... READ MORE AT FORBES

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