For the second consecutive year, college students from several private institutions may receive $1,500 scholarships for their professional practices in qualified internship centers through the “Work Warm-up Scholarship Program” sponsored by Banco Santander, the Puerto Rico Board of Education, and the Association of Private Colleges and Universities.
Job opportunities across the United States are mostly in the areas of finance and accounting, which during the 12-month period ended May 2016 registered a 99.5 percent employment level, according to a recent study by research firm Robert Half Technology.
Starting this month and through April 8th, Puerto Rico college students can compete for a prize of up to $10,000 for their business idea, during the fourth edition of the "IV Santander Award for Business Innovation" business plan competition.
The Internet plays an important role and affects the daily lives of individuals, according to a study by nonprofits Universia and trabajando.com that polled more than 6,000 people across 10 Ibero-American countries.
Employers in all industries and sectors will be able to take in college students for a three-month internship, through Universia Puerto Rico’s “Fogueo Laboral” program, which recently received a $210,000 investment for scholarships.
Puerto Rico’s economic crisis, layoffs and company closures appear to have sparked an entrepreneurial spirit among young people, who, according to a recent poll by Universia and Trabajando.com, confirmed an interest in starting a business.
A recent study by Universia shows that 39 percent of Puerto Rico’s youth and student population is looking to improve their salaries, while 23 percent are looking to get promoted.
A recent survey conducted by the Universia-Trabajando.com Labor Community revealed that more than half, or 69 percent, of respondents from Puerto Rico believe that there are more job opportunities outside the island.
The Universia-Trabajando.com Labor Community has developed an exclusive, customized employment portal for Yale University that provides its students and graduates with access to job and internship opportunities in various companies in Ibero-America.
With all things being equal in the work place, and despite the milestones women have achieved over the past decades, much remains to be done to achieve true professional gender equality, the results of the latest survey on employment by Universia showed.
To understand the opinion of young Latin Americans when it comes to searching for a job, Universia, an international organization offering aid to universities around 23 countries throughout Ibero-America, and Trabajando.com, an association comprising several companies, recently conducted the first Employment Survey of 2014, focusing on “means of recruitment.”
When it comes to accepting and staying at a job, Puerto Rican employees value a positive work environment over higher pay, according to some of the results included in the 6th Employment Survey conducted by nonprofits Universia and Trabajando.com this year.
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