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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. Throughout the 2010s , the platform continued to evolve, releasing tools like its skills endorsement feature, as well as apps for recruiters and job-seekers. Welcome to HR 101. Class is now in session. Today’s discussion will focus on the history of LinkedIn.

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HR 101: The history of VTO

HR Brew

Wells Fargo claims to be the first big bank to offer its employees paid VTO, introducing the initiative in 1976. In 2002, 19% of employers offered paid VTO, according to SHRM data shared with HR Brew via PR rep Anne Sparaco. The history. Since then, other employers have slowly adopted their own VTO policies.

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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. We value data transparency because we believe a well-informed team is better equipped to collaborate effectively toward our goals. The entire organization is driven by data and their Talent team is no exception.

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Managing the Employee Experience in a Downsizing Environment

CCI Consulting

The decision to eliminate positions is a timely, difficult process that, if not executed correctly, could have adverse effects on employee engagement, morale, and productivity as well as company reputation. Research shows that downsizing a workforce by 1% leads to a 31% increase in voluntary turnover the next year.

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“5 Things You Need To Know To Create a Successful Service Business” With Stewart Vernon

Thrive Global

In 2002, he started ASP out of a desire to provide high-quality, honest pool services at an affordable price. In 2002, I founded America’s Swimming Pool Company to provide higher quality swimming pool service to my hometown community in Macon, Georgia. Learn your books and your business as well as the accountants would.

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How Quick Base Helps Businesses Safely and Securely Innovate  

Quickbase

The benefits of Quick Base at CTC go well beyond having a cost-effective platform for quickly developing unified, productivity-boosting applications. He rallied company leaders around the idea that the low -code platform was the right choice for quickly delivering solutions that would keep the company both safe and nimble. .

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Survey: CFOs Value Employee Wellness Over Cost Savings

Wellable

Despite their role managing corporate expenses, chief financial officers (CFOs) are more concerned about how well benefits make employees happy and healthy than the costs of plans.

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