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HR 101: The history of LinkedIn

HR Brew

Welcome to HR 101. The platform ended its first month of operation with 4,500 members. Two years later, LinkedIn introduced job posts , and in 2008, it launched LinkedIn Recruiter , its enterprise service designed to help HR professionals fill positions. Quick-to-read HR news & insights. Subscribe to HR Brew today.

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Sumser tech spotlight: This hiring tool ‘distinguishes itself’

HRExecutive

Baltimore is the very last place that I’d expect to find groundbreaking technology for the labor market. There is a deep well of technology, but it is really big tech. In that world, technology is simpler, more brute force. Related: Using HR tech to understand human experiences. Advertisement.

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Top Funding News in the HR, Recruiting and Benefits Space | 2016

Advos

Funding Announcements in the HR, Recruiting and Benefits Space | 2016. January 2016. The recruitment marketing platform Smashfly started off 2016 raising $22 million. The first of many big funding announcements in 2016. Glassbreakers raises further funding for diversity and inclusion platform.

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The Reason Companies Should Calculate Cost Per Hire

HR Bartender

Every once in a while, I run across an article that talks about why organizations shouldn’t calculate cost per hire. Personally, I’m a big fan of the cost per hire metric. Basically, here it is: CPH = (External Recruiting Costs + Internal Recruiting Costs) / Total Number of Hires for a Time Period.

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Major Trends in HR Technology Software

Achievers

The latest development in the ever-changing world of HR technology software consists of major disrupters within the recent years, from listening tools to in-depth analytics and much more. This clearly states the massive breadth of advancements the HR world has gained accessed to. Switching to a Cloud-Based System.

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Top M&A News in the HR, Recruiting and Benefits Space | 2016

Advos

M&A Announcements in the HR, Recruiting and Benefits Space | 2016. January 2016. SterlingBackcheck Made Several Strategic Acquisitions in 2016. Kronos Acquires Empower Software Solutions. Pontoon and hyphen Complete Merger—Unify Global HR Outsourcing within Adecco. February 2016.

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Short-Term Solutions for Staffing Issues in Long Term Care

Paycor

However, the solutions aren’t going to be simple and the timeframe to implement them is growing short. By contrast, the number of working age adults between 18 and 64 is only expected to increase by 14 percent between 2016 and 2060.This Since this is a systemic problem, it requires systemic solutions. Technology.