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Recession 2008 Versus 2023: Lessons Learned and Key Workforce Differences

HR C-Suite

During the 2008 great recession, I was a CHRO for a health system in California. We were thrust into responding to the market downturn and slow recovery. To remain viable, we had to make very hard workforce related decisions including but not limited to laying off 180+ employees, consolidating, and shutting down services.

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HR 101: The history of LinkedIn

HR Brew

Two years later, LinkedIn introduced job posts , and in 2008, it launched LinkedIn Recruiter , its enterprise service designed to help HR professionals fill positions. One year later, on May 5, 2003, Hoffman launched LinkedIn with co-founders Allen Blue, Konstantin Guericke, Eric Ly, and Jean-Luc Vaillant.

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2008 Financial Crisis for Dummies: The Causes and the Consequences

Take It Personel-ly

If you experienced the Great Recession of 2008, you know how it felt. Living through history makes it hard to understand the causes and effects. Figuring out what caused it is a different story. Are you wondering what happened 12 years ago to cause such a devastating economic downturn? The roots of the changes are […].

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May 2023 Jobs Report Recap

Engage2Excel

More workers are entering the labor force and the participation rate for workers aged 25 to 54 is the highest since March 2008. The jobs market remains resilient even as the U.S. economy slowed through recession worries, interest rate hikes, tech and large company layoffs, and banking sector instability.

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Leading the VUCA World with Empathy, Humility & Inclusivity

This crisis is just the latest example of the VUCA (volatility, uncertainty, complexity, ambiguity) world we are living in—a world that has presented us with the 911 terrorist attacks, the 2008 eco­nomic crisis, the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic, and ongoing systemic injustice. How can we lead the VUCA world in the 21st century?

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The Social Dilemma – A Millennial’s Personal Experience. Part 1: 2008-2012

Thrive Global

We’ll see… 2008-2012 was a period of complete social, political and economic upheaval in the UK – it makes complete sense that ‘outlook/optimism’ would be impacted. Enough for now: I hope this has been a stimulating insight into my experience of the 2008-12 time period, as a Millennial.

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Most HR leaders surveyed believe employees are breaking the rules

HR Brew

The regulatory landscape is ever-changing; Thomson Reuters Regulatory Intelligence tracked 61,228 “regulatory events” in 2022, the third-highest annual total since 2008. The report points to a lack of resources and follow-through that may be contributing to noncompliance.