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Office Hours: Are Skills and Competencies More Important Than Degrees?

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But for most us, a college education remains extremely valuable, even in an economy that puts a high premium on the ability to acquire new skills. Janet Clarey, the lead advisor of tech and learning at Bersin by Deloitte, explains in this video why degrees are still valuable, even in the midst of the skills economy.

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M&A Friday! This Week’s HR Deals and Trending #HotInHR News

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to Acquire Trilogy Education, A Workforce Accelerator that Prepares Adult Learners for High-growth Careers in the Digital Economy. Tags:4-day Work Week, Work-life Balance, Productivity. Tags: Undocumented Workers, Labor Law, Wage Theft. The Hilb Group, LLC Adds eBenefits Group Northeast, LLC. The Washington Post).

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Hiring Former Offenders

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A study released by the Center of Economic and Policy Research in 2016 found that the economy loses out on roughly 2 million workers and approximately $80 million in gross domestic product (GDP) by not hiring justice involved job seekers. Organizations such as Taking Action for Good (TAG, created by Ms.

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M&A Friday! This Week’s HR Deals and Trending #HotInHR News

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High score, low pay: why the gig economy loves gamification (the guardian). Using ratings, competitions and bonuses to incentivize workers isn’t new – but as I found when I became a Lyft driver, the gig economy is taking it to another level. Tags: Automation,Future of Work, Innovation. Week in Review – Popular Content.

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M&A Friday! This Week’s HR Deals and Trending #HotInHR News

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to help gig economy workers improve their financial well-being. Tags: Unions, AI, Privacy. Oji Life Lab, a San Francisco-based firm focused on boosting emotional intelligence of working groups, raised $1.7 million in seed funding. Portify raises £1.3M Mobile First Training Platform EduMe Raises $1.8M in Seed Funding. M&A Friday!

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How to Hire for the Gig Economy

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With companies increasingly hiring workers for specific tasks and projects, the gig economy is creeping up on the American workforce. What's more, the gig economy mindset is driving organizations to think differently about how they hire not only for project-based workers, but also for full time positions.

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M&A Friday! This Week’s HR Deals and Trending #HotInHR News

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a Cloud-based Work Management System (WMS) Powering the Gig Economy, Raises 11 Million in Series A Funding. Tags: Benefits, Employee Retention. *This week’s fundings: $155M+. Jobcase raises $100 million to connect blue collar workers with employers. VNDLY, Inc., Work Communications Company Threads Launches from Stealth with $10.5