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    Glassdoor, Indeed announce services partnership

    Owned by the same parent company, the two plan to eventually offer recruiters a single provider for candidate sourcing and employment branding.

    By Aman Kidwai • July 28, 2020
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    Layoff worries loom for Bay Area tech workers

    The pandemic hampered San Francisco's usual access to venture capital, heightening layoff concerns.

    By Roberto Torres • July 28, 2020
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    Trendline

    Top trends in employee engagement

    Employee engagement can be a bit of a puzzle. In recent years, employers have realized it’s more about meaningful work, work-life balance and well-being — and less about free snacks.

    By HR Dive staff
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    IBM offers 1K paid internships to prepare diverse students for STEM careers

    IBM's P-TECH program has a "heavy focus on students of color in educationally underserved areas in the United States," IBM CEO Arvind Krishna said.

    By Sheryl Estrada • July 27, 2020
  • LinkedIn to eliminate 960 jobs

    The company is providing affected workers with at least 10 weeks' severance pay and 12 months' health insurance, it said.

    By July 23, 2020
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    Opinion

    Public-facing industries and COVID-19: How to protect workers and the public

    Employers should review and thoughtfully implement guidance issued by CDC, OSHA and other agencies to deter the spread of COVID-19.

    By Robert J. O’Hara • July 23, 2020
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    Walmart to close on Thanksgiving, citing a 'trying year' for employees

    The company also announced a third round of cash bonuses amid the COVID-19 pandemic.

    By Ben Unglesbee • July 22, 2020
  • Indeed will not require employees to return to offices until mid-2021

    The job board and talent solutions provider said it hoped the move would help employees plan for life needs, such as the upcoming school year and leases.

    By Aman Kidwai • July 22, 2020
  • More than half of execs say workers use tech they previously rejected

    The pandemic accelerated use of cloud-based collaboration tools at two-thirds of companies, a Cisco report shows.

    By Roberto Torres • July 22, 2020
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    7 traits of tech in the new work reality

    Technology shapes the changes in work processes, serving as a backbone for contact tracing apps, remote work and the migration of in-person processes to the digital space.

    By Roberto Torres • July 21, 2020
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    The 4 keys to reskilling for digital transformation

    See the four steps Lockheed Martin is taking to reskill their workforce for digital transformation.

    July 21, 2020
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    Workplace culture eroding amid pandemic, report says

    Commitment to workplace values and transparency shown by leadership matter even more during the pandemic, according to experts.

    By Sheryl Estrada • July 20, 2020
  • Facebook reports slight increases in Black, Hispanic representation

    The report did show progress in female representation, but Hispanic and Black representation remains low in leadership and technical roles.

    By Sheryl Estrada • July 20, 2020
  • Dropbox, Zoom join apprenticeship program for the formerly incarcerated

    Founded by Slack, the project is billed as a culture-changing measure — one that could be spread throughout the tech sector.

    By July 20, 2020
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    Gender gap in work hours grew during pandemic due to caregiving demands, researchers say

    Easing work demands and providing flexibility may help fix such gaps, one researcher said.

    By July 17, 2020
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    How COVID-19 improved accessibility for job seekers with disabilities

    The expansion of remote work and recruiting technology is leveling the playing field at work, experts told HR Dive.

    By Aman Kidwai • July 17, 2020
  • Gartner: Over 80% of company leaders plan to permit remote work after pandemic

    Some employers are building support systems around remote work to make it a more permanent option.

    By July 16, 2020
  • Chipotle to hire 10K more employees to support digital growth

    The hiring blitz follows roughly 8,000 new hires at the fast casual since May, an uptick that coincides with an over 80% increase in online sales during Q1.

    By Alicia Kelso • July 16, 2020
  • Technical interviews eliminate qualified applicants, research suggests

    Technical interviews are more fit to assess a candidate's performance anxiety levels rather than their coding chops, new research from North Carolina State University and Microsoft found.

    By Roberto Torres • July 16, 2020
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    Do we need to shut down again? What to do when restaurant employees get COVID-19

    Restaurants must establish a system to inform staff and guests if a worker contracts the virus, and ways to ensure health screening compliance to avoid outbreaks, attorney Arif Virji writes.

    By Arif Virji • July 16, 2020
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    Google to offer data, UX, project management certificates

    The company will fund 100,000 need-based scholarships and will consider the certificates "as the equivalent of a four-year degree for related roles at Google."

    By July 15, 2020
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    Jobvite acquires AI, data science team to accelerate recruiting

    Amid the COVID-19 pandemic, recruiting technology adoption is speeding up, according to experts.

    By Sheryl Estrada • July 15, 2020
  • Ohio State, 2U partner on tech bootcamp to launch October 2020

    The program aims in part to provide pathways for Ohio residents who were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.

    By July 14, 2020
  • PepsiCo, Nasdaq named best companies for women to advance

    The companies that made Parity.org's list came out on top after an evaluation of benefits, recruitment and more.

    By Sheryl Estrada • July 14, 2020
  • Employers should use the pandemic to 'hit reset' on traditional schedules, Adecco says

    Workers are interested in hybrid telework models and "results-driven" scheduling, study results show.

    By July 14, 2020
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    HackerRank to launch virtual career fair to meet pandemic-driven demand for tech talent

    The event aims to "connect developers with the world's leading technology companies," the company said.

    By July 13, 2020