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NSHP Announces 2007 Career Fair Series
After the success of our latest Career Fair in Houston, NSHP is happy to announce five new job fair events in cities across the US. Based on your feedback and suggestions, we’re planning bigger and better events in 2007 to take place in Dallas, Chicago, New York, Washington DC, and San Diego. We hope to see you there!

Latino Executives Hard to Find
Employers are aggressively seeking bilingual and bicultural professionals to fill executive level positions, but recruiters say the pool of candidates remains small as Hispanics aren't earning postgraduate degrees in high enough numbers.

U.S. Postal Service plans to increase hiring of Hispanic workers
The U.S. Postal Service has launched a new national initiative designed to recruit more Hispanic workers into the postal system as the baby boomer civilian-employee population retires.

Are Unions Necessary? (Part II)
Do unions benefit workers by protecting them from unfair managerial practices or do they hurt business by compensating workers at a rate that is not commensurate with the market value of their services? An NSHP member looks back at two real-life career paths of unionized and non-unionized employees.

Large-scale Hispanic Community Health Study to Begin in Four Cities
The National Institute of Health recently announced the most ambitious long-term health study of the Hispanic population in the United States. The study will focus on those who identify themselves as Hispanics or Latinos, but will emphasize Mexican Americans, Puerto Ricans, Cuban Americans, and Central/South Americans.

Chief Engineer - Sacramento, California, United States
The Sacramento Regional Transit District is looking for a Chief Engineer responsible for reviewing and approving all design standards & criteria and maintaining a computer-aided drafting database. Duties also include working with and coordinating technical work among the Directors of Civil and Track Design, Systems Design, Program Control, and Construction Management. Minimum requirements for the position consist of a Bachelor's degree in Civil Engineering or related disciplines and at least eight years of experience in the management of major civil engineering projects.

Senior Business Development Representative - Milwaukee, Wisconsin, United States
Whittman-Hart, a premier consulting company providing integrated solutions in digital communications, process improvement and enabling technologies, is currently looking for a Sr. Business Development Representative for its Milwaukee office. The qualified candidate should have 7-10 years of professional sales experience in the technology services industry with a track record of quota attainment.

Health Information Specialist - Rosemont, Illinois, United States
CorSolutions, America's leading health solutions company, is seeking IL-licensed registered nurses with approximately five years of clinical expertise, effective communication & interpersonal skills, and computer proficiency. This position requires fluency in both English and Spanish, as the Health Information Specialist will provide quality telephonic interaction for patients to triage, assess, educate, and document care for CorSolutions participants.

Specialty Lines Underwriter - Miami, Florida, United States
Working for AIG International Companies, the underwriter is responsible for marketing specialty lines of insurance in the Latin American marketplace. In addition to underwriting accounts, he or she would manage existing producer relationships while building new networks of distribution, all while traveling regularly to Latin America. Of utmost importance are the candidate's language skills with required fluency in Spanish and English. Fluency in Portuguese highly desired.

More Great Careers

New America Alliance's 6th Annual Wall Street Summit
• October 25 - 27, 2006 - The Waldorf-Astoria, New York, NY
The New America Alliance Summit will focus on increasing access to markets and capital for Latino businesses, promoting the participation and influence of Latinos on our nation's corporate and pension fund boards, expanding the participation and influence of Latinos in federal and state financial institutions and investing in the higher education of American Latinos in the fields of business and finance.

2006 Hispanic Marketing Convention for the Real Estate Industry
• November 2, 2006, 5:00p.m. - Bally's Hotel, Las Vegas, NV
Learn how to better serve your Hispanic customers as you exchange ideas with industry leaders, real estate experts, and successful entrepreneurs at the 2006 Annual Hispanic Marketing Convention & Expo, brought to you by the National Association of Hispanic Real Estate Professionals (NAHREP).

More Upcoming Events

Ralph Rivera was named Vice President and General Manager of AOL Latino. In his new role, Rivera will lead the programming and business strategy for AOL Latino. Before joining AOL, Rivera held executive and staff positions at Pearson, Simon & Schuster, Deloitte & Touche, and IBM.

Kim Porter has been appointed as Fox Sports en Español's first-ever director of research. Porter joins the network from Nielsen Media Research Hispanic Services, where as senior account executive she was responsible for Hispanic market research and sales to Spanish-language broadcasters and agencies.

Read more about Hispanic leaders here.
Do you know someone who should be listed as a leader? Let us know!

Financial Literacy: Friend or Foe?
About half of the Hispanic population in the United States does not use banking institutions to handle their money. The issue of financial responsibility is one that often goes overlooked in the Latino community. Financial literacy programs, aiming to educate citizens, can nonetheless be disguised sales pitches. How do you feel about your financial situation?
Hispanic/Latin Screenwriters Wanted
Know an aspiring screenwriter? A Chicago-based film production company is looking for screenplays of shorts and fetcher films written by Hispanic or Latin writers.

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The mission of the National Society for Hispanic Professionals (NSHP) is to empower Hispanic professionals with information and connections. Our vision is a well-informed and connected community that promotes Hispanic employment and advancement in Corporate America. NSHP is a Florida based private non-profit organization. We're currently looking for select corporate partners to join us as Founding Sponsors. Interested parties, please write to us.