Researchers at Lab 42 asked 500 LinkedIn users that question and many more, and came up with a variety of answers in this infographic. Among the fun facts they uncovered: We found it interesting the way top level executives use the service in vastly different ways from entry-level workers.
BCE stands for  Before the common era . BC means  Before Christ,  or  Before the Messiah.  Both measure the number of years before the approximate birthday of Yeshua/Jesus. Designation of a year in BC and BCE also have identical values. Many people assume that Yeshua/Jesus was born at the end of 1 BCE.
The Common Era (i.e. nowadays) If you clicked on a link to this page it's probably because you're wondering what CE or BCE means. CE means Common Era (or alternatively, Christian Era) and refers to the same dates as AD or Anno Domini does. (Except that AD goes before the year number and CE goes after it: e.g.