LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, marked a new milestone with the launch of Hindi, the first Indian regional language on LinkedIn, with the goal to support 600 million Hindi language speakers globally. With this launch, LinkedIn aims to break down language barriers, providing greater access to professional and networking opportunities to Hindi speakers in…
LinkedIn, the online professional network, has launched the ‘Future of Work’ B2B perception study by research firm GFK that focuses on the insights of 736 business leaders in India and what they think about the future of work, their flexibility offerings, the challenges they foresee, and their plans to solve them. Topline findings show that,…
Online professional network LinkedIn has launched a special ‘mental health’ edition of the Workforce Confidence Index to address the prevalence of work stress in India, and how professionals expect greater flexibility to keep their mental health in check. Based on the survey responses of 3,881 professionals from July 31 to September 24, findings reveal that…
LinkedIn will allow employees to opt for full-time remote work or a hybrid option as offices gradually reopen, Chief People Officer Teuila Hanson told Reuters. The updated policy, offering the flexibility to work remotely full-time or work at an office part-time, will apply to LinkedIn’s global workforce of more than 16,000 employees. “We anticipate that…
On World Youth Skills Day 2021, LinkedIn, an online professional network, has launched the ‘Career Aspirations Gen Z India’ study by research firm GfK that focuses on insights of 1,000 Gen Z students and professionals in the age group of 18 to 24 years, across June 2021. The survey captures their current sentiment, changing perceptions, and future outlook towards jobs,…
Piano, a global analytics, personalization and subscription platform, announced it has raised $88 million in funding led by existing investors Updata Partners and with supporting investments from Rittenhouse Ventures and LinkedIn. The company’s previous funding round, which preceded its acquisition of Norway-based data management platform Cxense, was a $22 million Series B in January 2019…
On its 2021 rankings of Top Companies, LinkedIn ranked Cognizant #2 in India. Cognizant is one of the world’s leading professional services companies, transforming clients’ business, operating and technology models for the digital era. LinkedIn said that the Top Companies are investing in employee success, career development, and equity and inclusion to ensure they continue…
Towards International Women’s Day 2021, LinkedIn, a professional network, has launched the Opportunity Index 2021 report, a composite measure that seeks to understand how people perceive opportunities and the barriers that stand in the way of achieving them. This year’s report seeks to understand how women perceive opportunities, and how the gender gap is further…
LinkedIn, a professional network, has announced the findings of the latest LinkedIn Workforce Confidence Index, a fortnightly pulse on the confidence of the Indian workforce. Based on the survey responses of 1,752 professionals, findings from January 1-29 reveal that professionals in India are confident about career progress despite growing uncertainties about the job market and…
Soft skills, also known as interpersonal or people skills, have become extremely valuable in the workplace in the 21st century. A World Economic Forum report states that “The top skills and skill groups which employers see as rising in prominence in the lead up to 2025 include groups such as critical thinking and analysis as…
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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…
LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, has launched ‘Stories’ in India to help members share everyday professional moments and experiences with their communities more casually, creatively, and authentically. This new feature allows members to publish photos and videos up to 20 seconds long, which will be visible on their profiles for 24 hours. With the…
LinkedIn, the world’s largest online professional network, announced findings of the second edition of the ‘Labour Market Update’, a monthly update on hiring trends and insights based on LinkedIn’s Economic Graph, a digital representation of the Indian economy built by conducting a close analysis of actions of 69+ million members in India. The ‘Labour Market…
The coronavirus lockdowns have changed the face of workspaces and behaviours of employees significantly. While most of the offices now look deserted as employees are working remotely, work productivity has increased. This increase in productivity can be attributed to the fact that most of the Indian working professionals are now spending their time on upgrading…