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HR 101: The history of LinkedIn

HR Brew

Welcome to HR 101. Reid Hoffman came up with the idea for a professional social network in 2002. The platform ended its first month of operation with 4,500 members. Throughout the 2010s , the platform continued to evolve, releasing tools like its skills endorsement feature, as well as apps for recruiters and job-seekers.

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A customer-service job helped this people pro develop critical HR skills

HR Brew

We chat 1:1 with HR pros about their career journeys. If you shopped at Comics To Astonish in Columbia, Maryland, between 1999 and 2002, you might’ve been rung up at the register by Michael Wiles. You’re working with your regular customers, which is very analogous to working in human resources,” Wiles told HR Brew.

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How Quick Base Helps Businesses Safely and Securely Innovate  

Quickbase

In this digital transformation, many companies are gravitating towards low-code software platforms to lessen the burden on backlogged IT departments and instead allow those at the edge of the business to quickly build and maintain their own custom solutions. . CTC Transportation Insurance Services .

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HR 101: The history of VTO

HR Brew

Welcome to HR 101. In 2002, 19% of employers offered paid VTO, according to SHRM data shared with HR Brew via PR rep Anne Sparaco. VTO can provide employees with professional development opportunities, and provide employers with a way to attract and retain talent, according to HR services firm Sheakley.

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Managing the Employee Experience in a Downsizing Environment

CCI Consulting

What’s more, A 2002 study by Magnus Sverke and Johnny Hellgren of Stockholm University and Katharina Näswall of University of Canterbury found that after a layoff, survivors experienced a 41% decline in job satisfaction, a 36% decline in organizational commitment, and a 20% decline in job performance. Reassuring Remaining Staff.

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Strategic Workforce Planning in APAC: Dream or Reality?

Cielo HR Leader

I’m an engineer by training, but when I got back to Hong Kong after university there was a dearth of jobs in the sector so I ended up moving into recruitment consultancy working on senior executive positions in the professional services and technology sectors. What do you see as your biggest HR challenge at the moment?

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‘The ultimate HR act:’ These lessons from 9/11 remain relevant today

HRExecutive

Kondrasuk. “… this is the ultimate HR act.” Related: Learn more about the Future Ready Workplace at HR Tech. According to HR analysts and industry experts, human resource executives are dealing with a very different crisis than the aftermath of 9/11 and are relying on new technology to address employee needs.