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HR 101: The history of LinkedIn

HR Brew

Reid Hoffman came up with the idea for a professional social network in 2002. Welcome to HR 101. Class is now in session. Today’s discussion will focus on the history of LinkedIn. The history. The dotcom bubble had burst, and it was a time of career uncertainty for many, particularly in the tech industry.

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HR 101: The history of VTO

HR Brew

In 2002, 19% of employers offered paid VTO, according to SHRM data shared with HR Brew via PR rep Anne Sparaco. It was a relatively novel idea at the time, but one the organization felt would not only benefit the community it served, but its employees. Since then, other employers have slowly adopted their own VTO policies. Fast-forward.

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Top 5 Considerations for Patient Safety

Precheck

Patient Safety Awareness Week was first observed in 2002 by the National Patient Safety Foundation, which merged with the Institute for Healthcare Improvement in 2017. Patient safety is defined by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) as “freedom from accidental or preventable injuries produced by medical care.”

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A customer-service job helped this people pro develop critical HR skills

HR Brew

If you shopped at Comics To Astonish in Columbia, Maryland, between 1999 and 2002, you might’ve been rung up at the register by Michael Wiles. We chat 1:1 with HR pros about their career journeys. Want to be featured in an upcoming edition? Click here to share your story with us.

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Looking for a Career in the Lending, Mortgage or Title Industry?

Professional Alternatives

This division of Professional Alternatives was created in 2002 and is a premier staffing team specializing exclusively in mortgage and title professionals. Our Lending Services Group in the Houston or Dallas area can help you find the career you’re looking for!

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How Wayfair Uses People Analytics to Improve DEI

Visier

Founded in 2002, the e-commerce giant has grown into a global organization with over 16,000 employees worldwide. E-commerce has grown into a multi-billion dollar industry with the home category alone expected to exceed $1 trillion by 2030 across North America and Western Europe.

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Managing the Employee Experience in a Downsizing Environment

CCI Consulting

What’s more, A 2002 study by Magnus Sverke and Johnny Hellgren of Stockholm University and Katharina Näswall of University of Canterbury found that after a layoff, survivors experienced a 41% decline in job satisfaction, a 36% decline in organizational commitment, and a 20% decline in job performance.