Taking the Harder Right Over The Easy Left: Recruiting Bilingual Talent

December 12, 2009

Outreaching and recruiting bilingual [Spanish+ English] talent for your organization is not difficult. Often, we take the easy left versus taking the harder right. Often, we depend on spamming everyone directly to their inbox. Often, we are looking in the wrong place and have no plan to get there.
First, bilingual talent is much like non-bilingual [...]

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Why You Need to Cross That Bridge When You Get There. Not Sooner.

December 2, 2009

Inspired by a late night call with a bilingual [Spanish+ English] candidate in Woodburn, Oregon who was hesitating to push her business career forward because of a bridge down stream, I advised her not to worry about those details or crossing the bridge until she gets there. Often in this journey of life, we purposely [...]

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The Value of Meeting Face to Face

November 30, 2009

Over the course of the last two weeks, I communicated with 49 bilingual [Spanish+ English] candidates both online and offline, 12 of which were interested in a client’s staff vacancy, and resulting in meeting 4 individuals in back-to-back meetings. Ultimately, I submitted 4 bilingual candidates forward. A lot can be learned from meeting face to [...]

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What Goes in a Resume. 8 BilingualHire Tips.

November 24, 2009

What goes in your resume will determine whether or not you will go before an interviewing committee. Organizations have systems (automated or human) that look for key words, including: experiences (professional or volunteer), knowledge (academics), skills and abilities (i.e. can you lead, do sales, aggressive marketer, Latino community outreach etc.). The majority will base their [...]

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Linfield College – Portland Campus Hires BilingualHire for Bilingual Talent

November 19, 2009

In 2004, when we launched we didn’t know (like any start-up) where this was going, how far and to what extent. Then, our company, Beaverton-OR based RED Consulting Group LLP, was hired by one of our very first clients, The Linfield College-Portland campus to help recruit the Director of Multicultural Programs and a Financial Aid [...]

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The 18 Oregon High Schools & 1 Middle School: How Oregon MEChA Statewide Keeps Latinos Aspiring

November 16, 2009

Last Friday, at the invitation of MEChA Statewide, a non-profit formed by community leaders and teachers to provide programs and support for Oregon’s MEChA high school chapters, I participated at the ‘09 MEChA Leadership Institute hosted at Portland Community College at Rock Creek. The MEChA Leadership Institute, a yearly premier training for Oregon high school [...]

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Why You Need to Let your Son/Daughter Go To College. Latino Parents Take Note.

November 4, 2009

In the U.S., first generation (foreign born) parents have difficulty sending their kids to college. All? Not all, but a good number. Is it because they don’t know the admissions and financial aid process? Maybe. Is it because of being overprotective (especially Latino dads)? Part of it. Or is it because they don’t know what [...]

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How to Overcome an Interview

October 26, 2009

An interesting thing happened recently on a conversation I had with a colleague who recently did a job interview. While this person was best qualified for the position, and as much you can prepare for the interview, i.e. understand the organization from top to bottom, interviewed folks from within, and review all external reports on [...]

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The Fast and Furious Online Network

October 5, 2009

It’s no surprise bilingual [Spanish+ English] talent love the web. My mom, Catalina, has a Facebook page and connects with our cousins in Nayarit, Mexico. Today, we are more mobile and connected globally than ever before. As sales of mobile phones drop, and increased sales of smart-phones gain share, more people worldwide will change how [...]

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Why I blog. What it can teach you.

September 22, 2009

I’m getting a ton of responses by email from friends and family right now. I kindly asked if they would visit our company site and give us feedback. Some never heard of blogging, but would be glad to visit. Others refused it saying it was information overload and that email was sufficient. Some don’t have [...]

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