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Microsoft | July 03, 2020

Microsoft, along with its LinkedIn unit, has launched a global skills initiative to help job seekers acquire skills for in-demand roles. The set goal is to increase the digital skills of 25 million people worldwide by the end of 2020, Microsoft President Brad Smith said in a blog post June 30. The COVID-19 pandemic "has shined a harsh light" on a skills gap that is widening globally, and must be "closed with even greater urgency to accelerate economic recovery," Smith said.&n...

JPMorgan | July 10, 2020

JPMorgan Chase & Co. will invest $3 million in more than 20 U.S. cities to promote access to summer employment programs for young people, the company said in a statement to HR Dive.The investment is part of the company's ongoing five-year financial commitment that began in 2017 with the aim of creating "skills-based" work positions for U.S. high school students. During the COVID-19 pandemic, JP Morgan Chase said it is focused on investing in virtual learning experiences, ...

IBM | May 13, 2020

A group of women leaders are proving, through a variety of artificial intelligence (AI) applications, that "human and machine collaboration can truly help improve how people work," according to IBM. The company announced its 2020 IBM Women Leaders...

National Association of Professional Employer Organizations | March 02, 2020

The National Association of Professional Employer Organizations (NAPEO) today released its quarterly Small Business Snapshot showing that employment growth among small businesses in the first quarter of 2020 was at its highest rate since mid-2018, with most of the growth coming from businesses with 20-49 employees. The report also shows that 67 percent of professional employer organizations (PEOs) reported an increase in quarterly revenue compared to first quarter 2019. NAPEO's Small Busines...