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LinkedIn Co-founder Reid Hoffman revealed that he was worried when he first learned about his friend Tesla CEO Elon Musk's plan to buy Twitter. In a podcast interview, Hoffman said, "I read the tweet and I think I had the reaction of most people, it was like, 'Oh my God, another huge problem'. He's already dealing with a large number." short by Ridham Gambhir / 03:27 pm on 18 Sep

ABIDJAN – Residents of the Yopougon, the most populous district in Ivory Coast’s commercial capital Abidjan, took to the streets on Saturday to clean clogged storm drains and pick up rubbish strewn on the streets to mark World Cleanup Day.Urged by Let’s Do It Ivory Coast civil society organisation, hundreds of young volunteers and residents armed with brooms, rakes and wheelbarrows, walked the streets to clear them of mountains of garbage.Abidjan, a city of over 4 million with nearly 2 million in Yopougon, is struggling to manage household waste due to population growth and rapid urban expansion. It is estimated that nearly 300 kg (660 lbs) of garbage is produced per capita in Abidjan annually.

Company: LinkedIn CEO: Ryan Roslansky  Year founded: 2003 Headquarter: Sunnyvale, California  Type: Private Annual Revenue (2021): $10.2 billion Products & Services: Help extend professional network ǀ Help grow your business | Help bring in exceptional talent | Help acquire new customers   Competitors: Indeed.com | Facebook | Monster | ZipRecruiter | Google | Reddit | Glassdoor | Jobcase | Twitter Did you know? LinkedIn is a social networking site that helps businesses hire more than 6 people every minute. LinkedIn is a popular American employment-oriented and business service operating through mobile apps and websites. Introduced in 2003, the professional networking site is typically used for career and business development and networking. It allows job seekers to find jobs and post resumes, and company employers to find talent or potential customers. The world’s number one professional networking site has over 19,000 employees in more than 30 cities across the globe. LinkedIn is a community that helps grow business, whether it means bringing in potential candidates, finding new customers, or expanding a professional network. The annual revenue of LinkedIn has surpassed $10+ billion. LinkedIn Mission Statement   “Connect the world’s professionals to make them more productive and successful.” LinkedIn’s mission statement briefly highlights the significant…

India has also emerged as the fastest growing country for the platform in terms of engagement globally India has also emerged as the fastest growing country for the platform in terms of engagement globally In the last two years, amid the COVID-19 pandemic, about 28 million Indians joined the professional networking platform LinkedIn, a senior company official said. India has also emerged as the fastest growing country for the platform in terms of engagement globally.“At 64 million members in 2020, the LinkedIn community stands at a whopping over 92 million members in India today - a 44% growth in members since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic,” Ashutosh Gupta, India country manager, LinkedIn, said in an interview with The Hindu.Mr. Gupta also added that the company’s revenues in India, which was the second biggest market for the company in terms of users after the U.S., also witnessed a growth of 84% from FY20 to FY22. Talking about the evolution of conversations on the platform, Mr. Gupta said when the company started, the value proposition it offered was around jobs, and that still remained the biggest value proposition why people come to LinkedIn.Multiple other dimensions had been added to that value…

Written by Sam Trendall on 16 September 2022 in News Credit: Pxfuel The Department for Work and Pensions has signed a potential £1m-plus deal with LinkedIn to help support the organisation's recruitment for up to four years. Newly published procurement information reveals that, on 26 May, the department entered into an initial two-year deal with the company behind the online networking platform. The contract covers “various LinkedIn licence subscriptions”. This will include nine licences for LinkedIn Recruiter, a hiring platform used by HR professionals or hiring managers talent to “find, connect with, and manage the people you want to be on your team”, according to LinkedIn. DWP will also have access to Talent Insight, which the tech firm claims offers organisations “over 12 billion data points on talent, companies, jobs, skills, and schools”, which translates into “real-time data including talent supply and demand, company reports, and employer branding metrics”.  Related content Digital skills gaps remain despite civil service adding 10,000 people last year Whitehall digital scene a ‘merry-go-round’ as departments scrap for skills – IfG report Salaries of government technologists in same pay band differ by as much as £40,000 The contract provides DWP with an annual tally of 201 job adverts…

If you want a new job, don’t just rely on friends or family. According to one of the most influential theories in social science, you’re more likely to nab a new position through your “weak ties,” loose acquaintances with whom you have few mutual connections. Sociologist Mark Granovetter first laid out this idea in a 1973 paper that has garnered more than 65,000 citations. But the theory, dubbed “the strength of weak ties,” after the title of Granovetter’s study, lacked causal evidence for decades. Now a sweeping study that looked at more than 20 million people on the professional social networking site LinkedIn over a five-year period finally shows that forging weak ties does indeed help people get new jobs. And it reveals which types of connections are most important for job hunters. The strength of weak ties “is really a cornerstone of social science,” says Dashun Wang, a professor at the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University, who was not involved in the new study. For the original 1973 research, Granovetter interviewed people late in their career and asked them about their experiences with job changes. Before his groundbreaking paper, many had assumed that new positions came from…

Snap a Free Headshot Anytime at Hiatt Our permanent LinkedIn Photo Booth is here for you! We have a self-service system available at any point throughout the semester so you can always have an up-to-date, professional-looking headshot. It's as simple as 1, 2, 3 Turn on the photo booth. Position yourself and press the shutter button for a countdown. Take as many as you'd like and share the best photo via email or Airdrop. Headshot tips The background is blue/gray (almost purple), pick colors that won't clash or blend in. Solid colors work better than small patterns. Ensure the ring light doesn't reflect in any lenses you wear by reducing the ring light's brightness. Utilize the supplied grooming products—combs, bobby pins, toothpicks, etc.—so you look your best. Bonus Tip: Don't have the right outfit for your photo? Snag free professional clothing from our Career Closet before stepping into the photo booth. You can even keep it for life after taking your headshot! Stop by Hiatt during normal business hours (Monday—Friday from 9 AM—5 PM) to get your LinkedIn profile picture!

Elon Musk, Bill Gates and the late Steve Jobs all have one personality trait in common — and it might be a clue to their ability to amass so much success.That's according to author and historian Walter Isaacson who wrote Jobs' biography and is working on one about Musk. Isaacson says that Musk — like both Jobs and Gates — is unemotional when dealing with employees or colleagues, and uncompromising when it comes to fulfilling his grand vision for his businesses."That ability to not be as emotionally, empathetically engaged in order to see vision through. It's something Steve Jobs had, it's something Bill Gates ," Isaacson said on CNBC's "Squawk Box" on Tuesday. "It's something a lot of these people have, because they're not looking for affection from the person sitting across from them. They're looking to get rockets to Mars."In the past, some of Musk's employees at Tesla have described him as an extreme micromanager who isn't shy about expressing his displeasure when workers fall short of his lofty standards, or fail to meet his overly ambitious deadlines. He can be harsh, and not always easy to work for, but also often inspiring and funny, employees have said.That sounds…

On September 16, EqualOcean and LinkedIn will hold a offline panel on the theme of "Global Business Collaboration and Diverse Team Building", and enterprises dedicated to foreign trade and global business or those who have related plans are welcomed to register.Under the impacts of the pandemic and regional conflicts, regional economies around the world have been confronted with disruptions to supply chains and inflation in 2022. Domestic contradictions have given rise to the call for "reverse globalization".As a significant force for global economic prosperity and social governance, China's choice will be crucial: to firmly promote global collaboration and mutual benefit, or to be involved in the prisoner's dilemma of trade and tariff wars?In EqualOcean's eyes, the temporary pullback in global trade and economic relations is due to the fact that they are evolving and rebuilding towards a more equal and open direction.The stability of supply chains in different regions and the international economy are interdependent among nations and regions.  This phenomenon is a testament to the high degree of division of labor and collaboration in the global economy.According to the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development（2022）, global trade reached a record high of USD 28.5 trillion in 2021, an…

Man shares whole story behind cooking chicken in hotel's coffee machine to save money | Image: LinkedInKEY HIGHLIGHTSAlexander Cohen, in a LinkedIn post, claimed that he cooked chicken in a hotel's coffee machine to save his company's money during a business trip"Although my company allows me to expense dinner while traveling, I wanted to save money because I know that every dollar counts on the P&L," he saidHe also shared a photo of what seems to be chicken inside a coffee machineWhat do you do when you want to save money on a trip? You use local transport or opt to walk. You eat local food instead of drilling a hole in your pocket by going out to an expensive restaurant.But would you do the same when you are on a business trip?In most cases, you will tell yourself that the company will pay for it.Well, a man took to LinkedIn to share a one-of-a-kind money-saving hack he claimed to attempt during a company trip.All you need is the hotel's coffee machine.Alexander Cohen, a product manager at a large healthcare startup in Austin, in the US state of Texas, said, "I’m traveling for work and instead of eating a fancy…