I quit my job. In my career, I have quit three different jobs and each time, my Latino immigrant parents freaked out. What makes this interesting is that Latino values are American values. We care about education, jobs, and financial stability. However, what’s different is that for many Latino families, parents do not teach… Continue Reading
Graduating unemployed can be terrifying. Even with the self-preparation, the interview practicing, establishing a network, and everything in between, the possibility of graduating without a job is real. Whether you may be graduating from college or graduate school unemployed, it happens. Similar to getting laid off from work, there is a process that you must… Continue Reading
The Plight of the American-Latino Professional By: Jesse A. Mejia American-Latino professionals possess the desire to achieve new heights in Corporate America. In describing the richness of the Latino culture, taking pride in our civic contributions and hearing how much we as Latinos matter to businesses and in political elections, there is also a… Continue Reading
Effective interviewing requires skill. While a good interview does not guarantee that you will move forward in the process, a bad interview does guarantee that you will stop moving at all. Therefore, learning effective interviewing requires practice. Your job is to invest the time to become effective at interviewing. All interviews create the same jitters.… Continue Reading
On Tuesday, November 8, 2016 I was at Wellesley College. My wife, a Puerto Rican woman, graduated from Wellesley and that night the school was hosting a #WellesleyWatches party to witness what many had hoped to be a Clinton victory. The evening was becoming longer than expected and we decided to head back to our… Continue Reading
