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OKX, the cryptocurrency platform and LinkedIn, the professional network, have co-authored a report that highlights the imbalance between the supply and demand of qualified talent in the global blockchain industry.The in-depth research, based on LinkedIn’s exclusive big data analysis, took data from 180 countries in the period between January 2019 and June 2022. It covers the blockchain sector, as well as sub-industries that include the cryptography, quantum computing and distributed ledger sectors, as well as more than 15 other related sub-industries.The report reveals that, as of June 2022, the supply and demand of talent in the global blockchain field are out of balance, with qualified candidates in short supply. The total number of LinkedIn members working in the blockchain field has increased by 76 per cent year-on-year, but the major countries that blockchain sector candidates have traditionally come from are experiencing negative talent growth. China, where growth is stable, is the exception to this trend.Haider Rafique, chief marketing officer, OKX, said: “The results of the study we have conducted with LinkedIn reflect our own ongoing search for great talent at OKX. We announced previously that we were going to increase our headcount by 30 per cent by the end of…

David Banks/AP Kansas City Chiefs quarterbacks coach Matt Nagy, center, talks with quarterback Patrick Mahomes, left, and Chad Henne during the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the Chicago Bears Saturday, Aug. 13, 2022, in Chicago. (AP Photo/David Banks) Posted at 11:41 AM, Aug 13, 2022 and last updated 2022-08-13 15:20:02-04 KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The Kansas City Chiefs face the Chicago Bears on the road in their first preseason game of the 2022 season. Check our live coverage of the game below. Copyright 2022 Scripps Media, Inc. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten, or redistributed. Sign up for the Breaking News Newsletter and receive up to date information.

Side hustles continue to be all the rage. While about one third of Americans had one in 2020, 40% of Americans are dabbling in a side hustle in 2022, according to a May 2022 Zapier survey of 2,032 U.S. adults.People's reasons for picking one up vary: Some do it to make some extra cash, others do it for the pure enjoyment of whatever their gig is. And for anyone looking to sharpen the skills they use in their 9-to-5, starting a hustle could help with that, too.Jen Glantz, founder of Bridesmaid for Hire and now the Odd Jobs Newsletter, began dabbling in freelance writing like blogging while doing jobs like consulting and PR. Ultimately, she got a full-time job as a copywriter for a tech startup."I kept getting big raises and big promotions," she says about that position, "and I think a lot of it has to do with that I was really active on improving my skills outside of work."Here's how to find a side gig that could make you better at your job.Consider the skills you want to improveFirst, take inventory of your day-to-day tasks and consider the skills you'd want to improve on.If you work in retail or hospitality and…

If you’re a creator, LinkedIn has an invitation for you. Over the past few years, the top social media platform for professionals has fostered a creative community of its own. Slowly but surely, LinkedIn creators are developing eager audiences and reimagining what work-appropriate content can look like. As the platform evolves, it is battling a pervasive preconception. If you think LinkedIn is a hub of dull, staid posts from professionals who lack personality, you might want to take a second look. There’s all sorts of stuff to find there — if you know who to follow.Subscribe for daily Tubefilter Top StoriesSubscribe I’m thrilled to announce that LinkedIn is changing When Jerry Lee and Jonathan Javier founded Wonsulting in 2019, they turned to LinkedIn with a clear goal. Their business is billed as a tool for “turning underdogs into winners” through services like resume development. As its professional network expanded, its founders sought to “help people from nontraditional backgrounds find jobs.” But there was an issue: How do you reach nontraditional applicants on a platform that feels so traditional? The creators we spoke to for this story universally bemoaned the boilerplate language that is associated with LinkedIn. Amidst a sea of…

LinkedIn has unveiled new tools designed to help users get more engagement from visual content on the content platform. The latest additions include post templates and clickable links on images and videos, with more to come later this fall. “With a 20% increase YoY in people adding visual content in their posts on LinkedIn, we love seeing new ways professionals are building engaging content through videos and images. We want to make it even easier to create visual content that helps you stand out and inspire your professional community,” the company explained yesterday. LinkedIn’s upcoming creator tools will be designed for mobile users, which is nice. With the new post templates, users will get access to a selection of customizable backgrounds and fonts to create posts that will better stand out in the newsfeed of LinkedIn users. The new post templates coming to LinkedIn LinkedIn will also make it easy to add clickable links directly onto images and videos with a custom link text. Both post templates and clickable links will start rolling out to LinkedIn users on the coming weeks, the company said. Lastly, the professional social network has also started testing new carousels that will mix images and videos. This new…

LinkedIn, the networking platform for professionals, says it has seen significant growth in South Africa, with a double-digit increase in user registrations year-on-year, over the last few years.The world’s largest professional network made its debut in 2012 and now has over 830 million members in more than 200 countries globally. In SA, the platform has 9.9 million users.Marius Greeff, founder of Turn Left Media (TLM), exclusive partner in Sub-Saharan Africa for LinkedIn Marketing Solutions, tells ITWeb the shifts in online behaviour in SA led to LinkedIn’s user escalation.There has been more than 10% growth in the number of internet users in SA from the pre-pandemic period to the winding down of the lockdowns – to an estimated 40.8 million internet users in SA. This led to more locals taking to social media, with LinkedIn being among the networks that saw huge uptake as more locals looked for remote working opportunities.According to Greeff, LinkedIn has been improving various aspects of the platform, including facilitating the “social networking” element – a move that has given local professionals more reasons to spend more time on the platform, or to register.“South Africans are looking for a safe, trusted platform to engage in, and because…

In his detailed post, the CEO admitted that he made the mistake of sticking with a decision that put his employees in a difficult situation.   New Delhi, First Published Aug 11, 2022, 3:34 PM ISTThe CEO of Hyper Social and Hyper Sphere, Braden Wallake, took to LinkedIn to post a crying selfie and a guilt-ridden post about his company's recent layoffs. The CEO admitted in his detailed post that he made the mistake of sticking with a decision that put his employees in a difficult situation. Braden Wallake wrote, while sharing a photo of himself in tears, "This is going to be the most vulnerable thing I've ever shared. I've been debating whether or not to post this. Just a few employees had to be let go. I've seen a lot of layoffs on LinkedIn in the last few weeks. The majority of these are due to the economy or other factors. Ours? It was my fault." Wallake admitted that the layoffs were the most difficult thing he had ever done due to one of his decisions. "I decided in February and stuck to it for far too long. Now, I know my team will say, 'We made that…

The latest Tweet by Reuters states, 'In this week's Linkedin edition of Sustainable Switch, climate policy in the U.S. is off to a strong start. Meanwhile elsewhere, the European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund urge global standard setters to iron out differences 🤝 Read more: ...' Socially Team Latestly| Aug 10, 2022 02:02 AM IST In this week's Linkedin edition of Sustainable Switch, climate policy in the U.S. is off to a strong start. Meanwhile elsewhere, the European Central Bank and International Monetary Fund urge global standard setters to iron out differences 🤝 Read more: https://t.co/jClNDU8RZq pic.twitter.com/dsFRzOLGW3— Reuters (@Reuters) August 9, 2022(SocialLY brings you all the latest breaking news, viral trends and information from social media world, including Twitter, Instagram and Youtube. The above post is embeded directly from the user's social media account and LatestLY Staff may not have modified or edited the content body. The views and facts appearing in the social media post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY, also LatestLY does not assume any responsibility or liability for the same.)

Updated on Aug 10, 2022 12:02 PM IST A woman from India posted the story of her friendship with Pakistani classmate at Harvard on LinkedIn. The image is taken from the LinkedIn post showing two friends from Indian and Pakistan.(LinkedIn/@Sneha Biswas) People often have various perceptions and prejudices about people staying across the border. However, the walls of misconception often come down when people get to know citizens of their neighbouring country a little better. One such story is posted by a LinkedIn user Sneha Biswas from India. In her tale she shared about her friendship with a woman hailing from Pakistan.“Growing up in a small town in India, my knowledge about Pakistan was limited to cricket, history books and the media. All revolving around rivalry and hatred. Decades later I met this girl. She is from Islamabad, Pakistan. I met her on my Day 1 at Harvard Business School. It took us 5 seconds to like each other and by the end of first semester she became one of my closest friends on campus,” she wrote. That is not all, she also added how their friendship grew.“Over multiple chais, biryanis, financial models and case study preps, we got to…