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HR 101: The history of LinkedIn

HR Brew

The business also evolved, going public in 2011 before being acquired by Microsoft in 2016. Throughout the 2010s , the platform continued to evolve, releasing tools like its skills endorsement feature, as well as apps for recruiters and job-seekers. Fast-forward. Today, LinkedIn has over 1 billion active members in over 200 countries.

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World of HR: Finland is the happiest country in the world (again), partly thanks to its work-life balance

HR Brew

By 2011, 92% of Finnish employers offered flexible work arrangements. Hypothetically, if a 9-to-5 employee wanted to enjoy some daylight hours in January (when the sun doesn’t rise until around 9am in Helsinki), they could begin their day at 12pm without penalty.

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How Resume & Employment Verification Protects Employers

Cisive

A 2017 study by staffing firm OfficeTeam discovered that almost half of workers (46%) said they know someone who included false information on a resume , a 25-point increase from a 2011 survey. Additionally, the study found that over half of senior managers (53%) suspect candidates often stretch the truth on resumes.

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5 Workplace Lessons We Learned from Mike Nichols

Cornerstone On Demand

"To me, ‘yes, and' means don't be afraid to contribute,” she wrote in her 2011 memoir Bossypants. "It's your responsibility to contribute. Always make sure you're adding something to the discussion." College doesn't prepare graduates for careers.

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Can non-formal learning be measured?

Chief Learning Officer - Talent Management

As Mosher and Gottfredson said in their 2011 book “Innovative Performance Support,” “There is a huge gap between mastering content delivered in a learning event and being able to apply that content in an effective and productive way on the job.” These numbers encourage previously reluctant departments to quickly deploy the same training.

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How the world’s 25 best workplaces reached the top (2011-2019 data)

Hppy

With the data stretching back to 2011, Resume.io came up with the idea of showing how the top 25 companies have evolved over the last decade. The team trawled through the Great Place to Work best workplaces rankings from 2011 to 2019 and traced the path taken by the top 25 workplaces throughout the years.

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Why one CPO traded in full-time employment for fractional work

HR Brew

While she gained a lot of experience working at big corporations, she said that when Netflix called in 2011, she was immediately drawn to its startup culture. But after a few years in the field, she left communications for HR, joining IBM, where she ran an internship program. She then went on to climb the ranks at Cisco and Sportvision.