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HR 101: The history of LinkedIn

HR Brew

One year later, on May 5, 2003, Hoffman launched LinkedIn with co-founders Allen Blue, Konstantin Guericke, Eric Ly, and Jean-Luc Vaillant. Reid Hoffman came up with the idea for a professional social network in 2002. The dotcom bubble had burst, and it was a time of career uncertainty for many, particularly in the tech industry.

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HR 101: The history of the résumé

HR Brew

Faxed résumés gave way to emailed ones, and thanks to the founding of LinkedIn in 2003 —as well as other digital recruiting tools—HR had a virtual treasure trove of résumés at their fingertips. From typewriters to fax machines to personal computers, the process of writing and submitting résumés became much faster and easier. Fast-forward.

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HR 101: Let’s talk about unlimited PTO

HR Brew

Netflix was an early adopter of unlimited PTO, adopting the policy in 2003, according to Inc. But employers didn’t start to offer unlimited PTO—which doesn’t accrue and is open-ended, according to Bamboo HR —until the 21st century.

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A widening gender wage gap shows pay transparency isn’t yet working as intended

HR Brew

It’s the first statistically significant annual decrease the Census Bureau has documented since 2003. Overall, these women earned 83% of what men earned in 2023, down from 84% in 2022.

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How this CPO broke into the C-suite after a decade as a stay-at-home mom

HR Brew

In 2003, with four children at home, Hartigan had a wake-up call. “That threw me into the deep end of having so many rich HR experiences all in my very first assignment,” she said. “I I spent the next 12 years there and rotated from every single HR discipline throughout that experience.” Stepping out and in.

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What is “Diverse Slate” Hiring?

Ongig

The NFL, interestingly enough, helped launch diverse slate hiring with the implementation of the Rooney Rule in 2003. Where did the concept of “diverse slate hiring” come from? This rule requires minority representation among the coaching staff.

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Steve Boese: Coronavirus and the challenge to HR everywhere

HRExecutive

in June of 2003. In the immediate aftermath of the attacks, and with businesses of all kinds facing significant pressure and disruption, as well as the general uncertainty in the world, unemployment began to climb. But the rate only reached a post-Sept. 11 high of 6.3% By August 2005,the rate had fallen back to the pre-Sept.