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On April 21, 2012, the HACE Collegiate Chapters held their very first Spring 2012 Leadership Day. Though only three chapters were able to attend, the day was sure to be beneficial to all in attendance, learning new information correlating with everyone’s individual interests. The event began with an overview of HACE as a whole, presenting an in-depth look at the mission of the non-profit organization to new HACE Collegiate Leaders.

Q&A article written by: Rocio Mendez, Director of Operations at HACE

CHICAGO, IL (OCTOBER 6, 2011)- When you look at the numbers of Latinos in management positions the numbers represent a challenge, especially when Latinos represent 16% of the U.S. population and $1.3 trillion dollars in purchasing power. Additionally, research shows that only 1% of Latinos are CEOs in corporate America and less than 5% are in director level positions.

What are you willing to risk, give up or change about yourself in the achievement of your goals? To effectively attain your dreams tomorrow, you must do what others will not do today.

You have worked hard to obtain a quality education. You are talented at what you do. Your track record is impeccable and you have outstanding professional references. So why are you being looked over for that job that seems perfect for you? Could it be that you are not as prepared as you think?

Did you find the employment you were seeking during the 2011 HACE Career Conference held earlier this month?

It goes without saying that a job candidate must bring multiple copies of their resume to a career fair. The real question then is ‘how should you hand them out, and who exactly should you hand them to?’ This article will give you an effective game plan for seeking employment at the 2011 HACE Chicago Career Conference and your overall search for the right job.

One of the biggest things I am still learning to overcome is my fear of networking. It does gets a little easier each time I attend a networking event yet there is one detail that bothers me very much. It almost made me stop networking altogether earlier this year. There has been numerous times where I thought I made good connections with people at these events and sent out my follow up emails the next day ,but never received a response. It really frustrated me.

Unafraid, Unashamed and Unapologetic…

These are the three descriptors that our Mujeres de HACE session leader Tanesha Pittman, used to describe fearless networking during one of the training sessions on May 18, 2011.

On Friday, May 6, 2011, I had the tremendous opportunity to share my insights and personal experience with the attendees at the National Hispana Leadership Institute’s Latina Empowerment Conference Series in Chicago. One of the common themes of the day was leadership.  What does it take to be a leader and what qualities do these leaders possess?