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File image. | Photo Credit: Reuters LinkedIn, a professional network, said it crossed 100 million members in India on Wednesday.With a 56% growth in its member base over the last 3 years, the country solidified its position as the second largest market for LinkedIn globally, it said in a statement.Ashutosh Gupta, India Country Manager, LinkedIn said, “These recent years have drastically changed the way we work. It is heartening and gratifying, to see our 100-million member community in India using the platform extensively for more than jobs now - they are over-indexing on networking, messaging, and learning more than any other region globally.’‘Linkedin has been helping them find the right opportunities, connect with peers and mentors, and acquire new skills to advance their careers, he said.“With new tech advancements and newer digital opportunities on the horizon, it’s inspiring to see our country being fully engaged in skilling and upskilling, with members in India consuming twice as many learning hours on the platform when compared to members in the U.S,’” added Mr, Gupta.In 2022 alone, according to LinkedIn, professionals in India spent 4.6 million hours learning on the platform, which is nearly 2x the learning hours spent on LinkedIn in the

NEW DELHI: Professional networking platform LinkedIn on Wednesday said it has crossed 100 million members in India, a 56 per cent growth in its member base over the last three years in the country.India has solidified its position as the second largest market for Microsoft-owned LinkedIn globally.The largest share of members in India are from software & IT, followed by manufacturing, corporate services (consulting, accounting and HR), finance, and education industries, the company informed.‘Our 100 million member community in India is using the platform extensively for more than jobs now. They are over-indexing on networking, messaging, and learning more than any other region globally,’ said Ashutosh Gupta, India country manager, LinkedIn.‘As we look to welcome the next 100 million professionals, we aim to be a true partner in the lives of professionals as India continues to build a skills-first labour market,’ he added.As jobs and career paths become increasingly non-linear, companies in India are adopting a skills-first approach to hiring with more than 50 per cent of recruiters on LinkedIn explicitly using skills data to fill their roles, which is higher than the global average of 45 per cent.In 2022 alone, professionals in India spent 4.6 million hours learning on

Despite the challenging times and global uncertainty, LinkedIn sees India as a market for focus and investment, given the country’s economic momentum in the current environment and its trajectory over the longer term, said Daniel Shapero, chief operating officer at the professional networking platform.“Interestingly, despite what’s happening in the labour market globally, India’s unemployment rates are actually going down. Sectors such as technology and media, manufacturing, healthcare, financial services, education and retail are still hiring, as reported in our Jobs on the Rise 2023 list that we published in January,” Shapero said in an interview with ET.“The most common skills that these industries are recruiting for include merchandising, market research, recruiting, healthcare staffing, CRM, UX, copywriting and data visualisation. These insights come at a time when our jobs consumer research shows that professionals in India remain resilient amid the ongoing uncertainty,” he said.LinkedIn India is the company’s fastest growing market for member engagement, Shapero said. Its member base in India has grown by 56% in the last three years and has now crossed the 100-million-member milestone.“Many of our members in India use LinkedIn to find jobs, but we also see them over index on networking, messaging and learning. Since the

Channel News O’Ryan Johnson February 06, 2023, 06:09 PM EST LinkedIn farewells show where the cuts hit first at the Round Rock, Texas-based company. Senior roles in sales including a vice president of acquisitions were among the first that Dell Technologies cut in the thousands of jobs lost when the technology powerhouse on Monday announced a five-percent reduction in staff. “I am looking for a new role and would appreciate your support,” wrote Tom Deegan, former division vice president U.S. East/acquisitions division with Dell. “Thank you in advance for any connections, advice, or opportunities you can offer.” Deegan’s profile said he was “responsible for delighting customers.” For the last six years, Deegan managed five regions and a team focused on large accounts in the U.S. and Canada. Deegan was a regional director with Dell EMC for 19 years prior to that. CRN has reached out to Dell for more information about the layoffs. Jeff Clarke, the co-chief operations officer announced Dell’s layoffs Monday in a memo to employees filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commision entitled “Preparing The Road Ahead.” “Unfortunately, with changes like this, some members of our team will be leaving the company,” Clarke said. “There is

By Tim Martinez, Columbian Assistant Sports Editor Published: February 4, 2023, 9:56pm Owen Wong won two individual events and was part of two winning relays, helping Mountain View to a second-place showing at the Class 3A District 4-8 boys swimming meet Saturday in Kelso. Wong, a senior, won the 50-yard freestyle in 21.66 seconds and the 100 freestyle in 48.35 seconds. Wong also anchored Mountain View’s winning 200 medley relay with Yonten Ghadong, David Kilway and John Ipe, winning in 1 minute, 41.49 seconds. The same foursome won the 200 free relay in 1:30.02. Mountain View also got a wins Yonten Ghadong in the 100 butterfly (53.67) and David Kilway in the 200 individual medley (2:03.60). Walla Walla won the team title with 360 points. Mountain View was second at 231, and Prairie was third at 219. Kelso’s Andrea Cavaliere won the 100 breaststroke (59.79). Prairie’s 400 free relay team of Jack Houlahan, Kairos Phed, Vladyslav Revutskyy and Vladyslav Danylyuk also won in 3:25.48. Prairie’s Danylyuk (200 IM, 100 back), Phed (100 fly) and Houlahan (500 free), as well as Mountain View’s Kilway (100 breast) and Kelso’s Cavaliere (100 free) earned state berths with runner-up finishes.

New Delhi,UPDATED: Feb 5, 2023 10:52 ISTBy Divyanshi Sharma: The wave of layoffs has gripped the tech industry and companies are firing employees in order to keep up with the turbulent market conditions. Last month, Google took the world by surprise as it announced mass layoffs, impacting as many as 12,000 people. As soon as this was made official, people started sharing their stories on LinkedIn, talking about how this had turned their lives upside down. A software engineer previously employed at Google also shared his ordeal on LinkedIn and described how he was laid off after he had just been back from bereavement leave after losing his mother. Ex-Google employee shares his story on LinkedInTommy York, an ex-Google employee, described how he found out about his layoff when he had just been back from bereavement leave. He had lost his mother to cancer in December 2022. "I was laid off from Google last week. I found out on my fourth day back from bereavement leave for my Mom, who died from cancer in December," Tommy wrote in his post. Talking about how it feels like a 'slap in the face', he added, "I've certainly heard worse stories, including layoffs

Yetton wants to be a real CEO. His profile says so. Not a regular CEO, though, but one who inspires admiring profiles and attracts thousands of LinkedIn followers.“My aspiration is to seek compelling Chief Executive roles that match my passion for high organisational ambition; make a difference to customer’s lives; are team-based sports; and have breadth and depth in terms of business assets and levers,” he writes.Harmless puffery?Yetton is an extreme example of LinkedIn’s boastful culture. Humility – or at least discretion – used to be expected of business leaders. As celebrity CEOs emerged, pushed by the rise of business journalism, a line was crossed. Leaders couldn’t just be decent and capable. They had to be exceptional.LinkedIn is littered with boastful profiles. Most breach the “show, don’t tell” rule. This means, provide examples of your talents; don’t declare your talents.Take Adam Bennett, the chief information officer at Suncorp Group, who describes himself as an “inspirational and highly authentic leader”. If you possess either of those attributes, conventional wisdom would suggest you don’t need to say so. (Bennett declined to comment when approached through a Suncorp spokeswoman.)Or the former head of investments at Colonial First State, fund manager Scott Tully, who

U.S. Marine Corps veteran Pete Reed died in Ukraine on Thursday, according to a statement from his wife and from Global Response Medicine, the humanitarian aid group he founded.The big picture: At least seven Americans are known to have died in Ukraine since the Russian invasion began a year ago. The U.S. government has discouraged Americans from fighting in Ukraine over concerns that they may be taken hostage by Russian forces.Driving the news: Reed, 33, was evacuating civilians in Bakhmut and responding to the wounded when the shelling occurred, his wife Alex Potter said in a post.He'd stepped away from his charity last month to work with Global Outreach Doctors on their mission in Ukraine and was killed while rendering aid, according to Global Response Medicine.What they're saying: "He died doing what he was great at, what gave him life, and what he loved, and apparently by saving a team member with his own body," his wife said."This is a stark reminder of the perils rescue and aid workers face in conflict zones as they serve citizens caught in the crossfire," the charity said.

Data: Kastle Systems; Chart: Axios VisualsOffice occupancy hit a new post-pandemic record this week, at 50.4%, according to swipe data from Kastle Systems.Why it matters: Are the offices half-full or half-empty? Some executives might see crossing the 50% milestone as a sign of a comeback. But the figure has largely plateaued since September, hinting at a new reality where people work from home a lot more. Zoom out: "he genie is out of the bottle," Scott Rechler, CEO of property developer RXR, told the FT. The commercial real estate market is adjusting to this new reality of not only empty offices but higher interest rates — forcing developers to make some choices. In New York City, the FT notes, some office buildings — the fancy, ultra-modern ones — will make it through this change. "Dated buildings in humdrum locations will spiral into obsolescence," the FT writes.

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