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M&A Friday! This Week’s HR Deals and Trending #HotInHR News

Advos

Handshake, a LinkedIn for university students and diversity, raises $40M on a $275M valuation. Former presidents, pro sports teams and pop singers aren’t the only ones calling for Americans to make sure to vote Nov. Tags: Leadership, Gender Gap, #MeToo. This week’s fundings: $120M+. Ethos Raises $46.5M M&A Friday!

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Mindfulness Is Your Company's Employee Engagement Secret

Cornerstone On Demand

A 2017 American Psychological Association study on stress found that Americans are more stressed out now than they have been in the last decade. A 2015 study conducted by the University of Tulsa and Rice University found a positive correlation between employee engagement and mindfulness for a group of 102 restaurant servers.

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Your AI Might Be a Bigot. Here's How to Build Tech for a Better World.

Cornerstone On Demand

Understanding Data Bias According to a study out of Northeastern University, employers are more likely to hire candidates they'd ultimately be friends with. According to a study from researchers at Princeton University and the University of Bath, in crawling human data, AI learns human bias—the same way a child might.

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Which Flextimer Are You? [Infographic]

Cornerstone On Demand

And when implemented effectively, a recent study from the University of Minnesota found, they help employees feel more in control and supported by their managers. hours a week, according the Bureau of Labor Statistics' American Time Use Survey. But what, exactly, does a workday on flextime look like?

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Maggie Carter of Amazon Web Services (AWS): “Be open to a pivot”

Thrive Global

One of our customers, the Stanford University School of Medicine’s Healthcare Innovation Lab, did this with great success. I had just arrived at AWS and was in the process of building out our Disaster Response team when I heard from the American Red Cross. He or she might just see this, especially if we tag them.

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How to Future-Proof Your Organization in 2018

Cornerstone On Demand

A study by Intuit predicts that by 2020, 40 percent of American workers will be independent contractors. Finding the right candidates could require bringing in university talent and shaping them through learning and internships, or setting up internal training programs for existing employees. Plus, the gig economy continues to grow.

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Maya Malekian & Geneve Lau of ‘empath worldwide’: “Don’t be too quick to write anyone off, but also don’t be afraid to say no”

Thrive Global

From recording American Idol audition tapes in her living room at the age of 3 to reporting live from Maine’s 2018 gubernatorial headquarters, life has always been about performing. Geneve Lau is a Boise transplant who traveled 2,658 miles to Boston, Massachusetts to study Public Relations at Boston University. Maya Malekian ?—?Growing