Managing Hispanic and Latino Employees

Part IIThe Strategies and Skills for Supervising Nonexempt Hispanic Employees

In this section we look at the continuing challenges of attracting Hispanic candidates for nonsalaried positions. Insights into the cultural and linguistic obstacles that Hispanic job candidates encounter are analyzed. These chapters address reasons why their performance in interviews is weaker than that of non-Hispanics, with a particular emphasis on how to cultivate simpatía to Hispanic, Latin, and Latino employees. The Hispanic value system has different priorities; for a job offer to be attractive, specific benefits have to be presented in the total compensation package.

When supervising hourly Hispanic, Latino, and Latin employees, non-Hispanic managers are often ...