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LinkedIn has transformed HR over the last 20+ years. Its execs have big plans for its AI-powered future.

HR Brew

I went down to LinkedIn when they were pretty small, and there were a whole bunch of companies trying to build [a] profile-based internet system for humans, said HR industry analyst Josh Bersin, pointing to Friendster as an example. LinkedIn surpassed 100 million members in 2011, 500 million in 2017, and vaulting to more than 1 billion now.

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How Resume & Employment Verification Protects Employers

Cisive

The potential liability from fraudulent resumes doesn’t just happen at the executive level; resume fraud occurs at all job levels and in all industries. When Inflating Facts Becomes Resume Fraud. Additionally, the study found that over half of senior managers (53%) suspect candidates often stretch the truth on resumes.

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HR 101: The history of LinkedIn

HR Brew

The dotcom bubble had burst, and it was a time of career uncertainty for many, particularly in the tech industry. The business also evolved, going public in 2011 before being acquired by Microsoft in 2016. Reid Hoffman came up with the idea for a professional social network in 2002. Fast-forward.

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5 Workplace Lessons We Learned from Mike Nichols

Cornerstone On Demand

The entertainment industry has recently lost a legend in the form of writer/director/producer Mike Nichols. "To me, ‘yes, and' means don't be afraid to contribute,” she wrote in her 2011 memoir Bossypants. Say "Yes, and." "It's your responsibility to contribute.

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Key Lessons in Leading Change

Newmeasures

Crystal Robertson Senior Consultant Crystal spent most of her professional career working in quality and process improvement in the healthcare industry. Resources Block, P. Flawless Consulting: A guide to getting your expertise used. Jossey-Bass. Leading Change. Boston, MA: Harvard Business Review Press.

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Driving Innovative Business Models through Workforce Planning

hrQ

According to Nunes and Breene (2011) , many businesses face stalls in their business growth, and once they do there is only a 10% chance of ever fully recovering. Has the relative attractiveness of your industry or company gone down? Understand the capabilities that the organization has and how to build new ones.

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Layoffs (Usually) Don’t Work and Why They Harm More Than Help

Workplace Psychology

Layoffs are more costly than many organizations realize (Cascio & Boudreau, 2011). Industrial/organizational psychology: An applied approach (6th ed.). Work in the 21st century: An introduction to industrial and organizational psychology (4th ed.). Industrial/organizational psychology: Understanding the workplace (5th ed.).