Habla Blog

What you need to know about employer responsibility.
By Rene Beaulieu
Violence in the workplace refers to more than just physical aggression between employees. It can include a broad range of behaviors that endanger the health and well being of any one who visits the workplace, including outsiders such as clients and suppliers.
Threats, stalking and destruction […]

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Editor’s Note: Due to Hurricane Ike, posting will be a little light. We will resume daily posts on Sept. 23rd.

Why is the high school drop-out rate so high?
Remember vaccinations? When you were young you probably were vaccinated against polio, measles, mumps, whooping cough, and other pesky illnesses that can have long-term, adverse effects. […]

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By Barbara Benjamin-Treviño
Editor’s Note: This post was so compelling that we are presenting it in two parts.
How Early Childhood Education Reduces High School Dropouts

With the upcoming presidential election reaching fever pitch, the topic of comprehensive early childhood education in the U.S. has gained increased attention. In a May 2008 study, the RAND Corporation) […]

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By Barbara Benjamin-Treviño
With the 2010 Census well into the planning stages, concerns about what terminology to use are again rising to the fore. If you are unsure about whether to use “Hispanic,” “Latino/a,” “Mexican-American,” “Chicano,” or something else, you’re not alone. Categories, labels, words, and meanings all shift with history, politics, governing agencies, generations and […]

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Paramjit L. Mahli of Sun Communications Group writes in her blog that networking is the number one source of leads for job hunters.  So, knowing how to network is essential not only in securing that job, but in business in general.  A Robert Half Legal article says, “nearly half (48 percent) of attorneys interviewed feel […]

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Don’t Miss Our Exciting Teleseminars!
New! Marketing that Pops! Marketing for Organizations with
Deena Siddiqi, Marketing Manager for the Center for American and International Law
Thursday, May 29, 2008 at 3 PM (Central Time)

1-hour Teleseminar
New! Networking Online and Offline Teleseminar
with Paramjit L. Mahli, Legal Public Relations Expert
Thursday, June 26, 2008 at 4PM (Central Time)

1-hour Teleseminar
 New! Working with Interpreters […]

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New Networking Teleseminar with Legal Public Relations Expert Paramjit Mahli.  Click Here to Sign-up
This teleclass will help you out if you’ve ever wanted to get
gain more business and contacts for yourself, your business or an organization.

“Networking Online and Offline”
with
International Speaker Samantha Cardwell-Ward and
Public Relations Expert Paramjit Mahli

Thursday June 26th.
5 pm […]

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This blog continues to address the need for more bilingual speakers, and the benefits of becoming bilingual.  I am constantly surprised by the number of non-bilingual people living in places with a large Hispanic populations.
An article in the California Job Journal stresses the importance of becoming bilingual.  (Hint- you make more money!)
Julia Hollister, the reporter […]

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The program at Samford University was a success! There were so many great comments about immigration, the judicial system, Spanish-speakers, interpreters, that we didn’t have time to address them all. I was honored to be asked to speak at the University, and hope to be a presenter again. For more information […]

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The Orlando Sentinel  reports that the Hispanic Bar Association of Central Florida is launching free seminars for Florida Hispanics to help them understand their legal rights.  “There are so many scams out there, and our community — in particular, the non-English speaking — is the target for many of these,” said Penelope Perez-Kelly, a board […]

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