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HR 101: The history of LinkedIn

HR Brew

The business also evolved, going public in 2011 before being acquired by Microsoft in 2016. Throughout the 2010s , the platform continued to evolve, releasing tools like its skills endorsement feature, as well as apps for recruiters and job-seekers. Fast-forward. Today, LinkedIn has over 1 billion active members in over 200 countries.

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World of HR: Finland is the happiest country in the world (again), partly thanks to its work-life balance

HR Brew

By 2011, 92% of Finnish employers offered flexible work arrangements. People are more productive when the working time arrangements are such that they can cope with life at work and home, and reconcile the different demands,” Tarja Kröger, an advisor at Finland’s Ministry of Employment and the Economy, told the BBC.

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How Resume & Employment Verification Protects Employers

Cisive

As a result, employers may hire an individual who isn’t actually qualified to do the job and could end up costing the company a lot in terms of lost productivity, mistakes, lost customers, administrative time, loss of investors and capital, and negative press.

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Can non-formal learning be measured?

Chief Learning Officer - Talent Management

We focus on formal training because it is what we are asked to provide, it’s a tangible product, and it allows for easier tracking of pre/post-event learning and skill development. This is what talent managers primarily focus on. We foster formal learning through formal training, such as classes and courses.

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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. Additional research discovered that this competitor was making a push into several key product areas and markets of the company.

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‘Shark Tank’-style competitions, free housing, and river cruises await Motorola Solutions interns

HR Brew

Don’t break out your hot pink Razr just yet—Motorola split into two separate entities, Motorola Solutions and Motorola Mobility, in 2011. Ben Miller, a credit analyst at Motorola Solutions, said he benefited from this approach when he was a software and product marketing intern as a college sophomore in 2021.

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Stop Spying on Social Media

HRExecutive

According to a 2011 court case, NLRB v. We’ve also seen companies take a similar approach to monitoring work emails and internal communication channels like Slack” to determine productivity and flight risks.