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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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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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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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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.).

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Stop Spying on Social Media

HRExecutive

According to a 2011 court case, NLRB v. If your business, because of the industry or type of work performed, is one that believes undertaking the [social-media] search is worth the risk,” she says, “it’s advisable to develop parameters to be applied to such searches and apply those consistently.”.

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The 71+ Biggest HR Tech Conferences to Attend in 2019

Digital HR Tech

HR tech conferences are always a great occasion to speak with industry experts in person, to see some of the coolest HR tech startups pitch their business, and to find out more about the companies behind the technology we write about here on Digital HR Tech. This event is free of charge to senior executives in the staffing industry.