LinkedIn, a global professional networking platform launched new tools and resources to help unemployed professionals get back to work. These new additions come at a time when hiring in India continues to recover at a 12% year-on-year growth rate in August 2020, as per LinkedIn’s labour market data, but competition for jobs is 30% higher than last year.
The new ‘Career Explorer’ tool will help job-seekers find new jobs by mapping their skills to open roles, and the new #Hiring frame will help hiring managers share that they are hiring right from their profiles, enabling job-seekers to see open job opportunities directly in their feed. To help members prepare for the new up and coming technology roles, LinkedIn has also added new ‘Skills Assessments’ based on top trending skills so members can showcase their proficiency.
Ashutosh Gupta, India Country Manager at LinkedIn, said – “Today, the job market is fiercely competitive and LinkedIn data shows that competition for jobs has spiked 30% since last year. In this global unemployment crisis, we are committed to helping job-seekers with the right insights and tools such as Career Explorer to find new careers based on their skills, and continue advancing professionally. The new ‘Hiring’ profile photo frame will also make it easy for job-seekers to find open roles.”
LinkedIn has offices around the globe with more than 722 million members. It provides employment related services via its website and app. With its new ‘Career Explorer’ tool, professionals will be able to identify new career paths where most required skills overlap with their current roles. It will also help professionals connect with other LinkedIn members for advice and support as they navigate the transition.
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