The audit, tax and advisory firm KPMG LLP is the U.S. member firm of KPMG International. KPMG International’s member firms have 123,000 professionals, including more than 7,100 partners, in 145 countries. Joe Maiorano, Executive Director of HR for KPMG LLP, spoke with LatPro recently about his firm’s diversity recruiting, training and retention strategies, crediting KPMG’s success to its people.

Managers in charge of remote Latin American teams often report having difficulty getting their employees to meet deadlines, but this failure to complete projects on time may have little to do with the tired stereotype about Latinos always being late. Here are some ways to discover and handle the factors that could be causing continual delays with remote multicultural teams.

Some consider critical thinking to be essential only during emergency situations, but that is not the case. Good leaders use this skill daily. Learn why critical thinking so important in today's workplace and how you can improve your abilities in this area.

One important strategy to avoid becoming a victim of corporate layoffs is to communicate your value to management using metrics. While many employees are uneasy about metrics, believing that numbers-based reporting can’t possibly reflect their varied and unique contributions to a company, being able to clearly define and communicate your value through metrics is crucial to career advancement.

Sodexo is the leading provider of food and facilities management in the US and Canada. Sodexo offers innovative outsourcing solutions in food service, housekeeping, grounds keeping, plant operations and maintenance, asset and materials management, and laundry services to more than 6,000 clients. These clients include corporations, health care, long term care and retirement centers, schools, college campuses, military and remote sites in North America. With employees in 85 countries world-wide, Vice President and Global Chief Diversity Officer Dr. Rohini Anand tells LatPro what makes the Sodexo workplace an environment of diversity and inclusion.

Hiring companies spend much time and effort — not to mention money — on recruiting Latino employees, but many Hispanic hires leave before organizations can fully benefit from their talents. Expert Graciela Kenig tells employers what they can do to reduce turnover and help Hispanic employees thrive.

You have a great education, solid work history and you’re bilingual to boot, but landing a job isn’t only about your skills and experience. You also have to know how to successfully market yourself to employers. Here's how you can create your own job search marketing campaign – an action plan for targeting the right employers with the right message so you can get the job you want and deserve.

OSRAM SYLVANIA has been designing and manufacturing innovative lighting products for over 100 years. Throughout its rich history, the company has adapted to changing times, markets and customers, and this is also reflected in their recruiting practices. Maureen Crawford, manager of talent acquisition, sheds new light on how OSRAM SYLVANIA’s diversity initiatives make the company a more innovative and inclusive place to work.

Faced with the lowest U.S. consumer confidence level in 5 years, a sluggish employment market and other slumping economic indicators, many workers are concerned about the possibility of being laid off. Here are steps you should be taking now to boost your job security and sharpen your marketability.

The General Electric Company (GE) is a diversified technology, media and financial services company with products and services including aircraft engines, power generation, water processing, security technology, medical imaging, business and consumer financing and media content. GE serves customers in more than 100 countries and employs more than 300,000 people worldwide, and Diversity Manager Lani Hall leads the diversity and inclusion efforts for GE Energy, a $22B global business division, driving its diversity recruiting strategy. Ms. Hall shares her insight and experience with GE’s commitment to workforce diversity.