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Five healthcare companies made LinkedIn's annual list of the 50 best workplaces to grow your career.  LinkedIn used its data to compile the ranking, which evaluates companies based on seven areas that have been shown to lead to career progression: ability to advance, skills growth, company stability, external opportunity, company affinity, gender diversity and education background. Read more about the methodology here.  Here are the five healthcare companies that made this year's list, accompanied by their ranking:  13. UnitedHealth Group  15. CVS Health  25. Kaiser Permanente (Oakland, Calif.)  36. Johnson & Johnson  37. HCA Healthcare (Nashville, Tenn.)

ZDNet Last week, I opined about how I want a touchscreen MacBook. The idea isn't new, of course, but it was rekindled after using Microsoft's Surface Laptop Studio, a laptop that I continue to use, and in fact, am writing this very story on. Naturally, any article that involves changing how we interact with our devices -- especially Apple devices -- can spark a lot of conversation and debate.For example, ZDNet's social team posted a poll on LinkedIn asking followers if they wish their MacBook had a touchscreen. In addition to 25 comments, there were a total of 1,529 votes. The results showed that there's a clear desire from those who participated for Apple to add touch to the MacBook with 46% of those who took part in the poll answering yes. In second place, at 35%, are those who answered that they don't want a touchscreen Mac. I know this is a controversial topic, and one that's been debated for years now. Many of the comments and emails I personally received stated that a touchscreen Mac already exists in the form of an iPad. But, I can tell you as an avid iPad Pro user, Apple's tablet is no…

Thinkstock WPP has made it into LinkedIn's list of top companies in Australia to work for in 2022. The ranks 25 companies that are investing in their talent and helping people build careers that will set them up for long-term success. The 2022 LinkedIn Top Companies list is the 6th annual ranking of the best workplaces to grow a career, all based on unique LinkedIn data. LinkedIn: "These are the companies that are offering stability in our ever-changing world of work — the ones that are not only attracting employees, but retaining them.  "To put together this year’s rankings, we looked at LinkedIn data across seven pillars, each revealing an important element of career progression: ability to advance, skills growth, company stability, external opportunity, company affinity, gender diversity and spread of educational backgrounds." WPP came in seventh. Here's what LinkedIn says: WPP is the parent company of Ogilvy, Mindshare, Wavemaker, GroupM and others.  Australia headcount: 3,607* | Global headcount: 109,000 | Top Australia locations: Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane | Most notable skills: Media Planning, Media Buying, Programmatic Media Buying, Advertising | Most common job titles: Account Manager, Accounts Payable Officer, Strategic Partner | Largest job functions: Business Development, Accounting, Information Technology | What you should know: WPP, through its subsidiaries, is striving to “make advertising better”, both to support clients and attract the best talent. GroupM chief executive…

Ioana Erhan, Global Co-Head of Financial Services and Director of Marketing Solutions at LinkedIn, talks to Harriet O’Brien about the findings of LinkedIn’s new report on the opportunities in the wealth industry. The world’s largest professional network, LinkedIn, is shining a spotlight on the wealth industry. Its newly published Wealth Management Report – A Changing Landscape, A Unique Opportunity - explores the implications of the wealth migration currently underway between generations and looks at the routes available to access a savvy new generation of investors. The moment to capture wealth gen transfer is now A remarkable opportunity has been created for wealth managers thanks to the combination of the global wealth transfer from Boomers to Gen Z and Millennials (worth USD30 trillion in the US alone, according to Morgan Stanley), the record increase in asset prices (LinkedIn cites BCG’s findings that assets under management rose 12 per cent in 2020) and the recent rapid developments in digital technologies. “This is a great moment for wealth managers to step in,” says Ioana Erhan, Director of Marketing Solutions at LinkedIn. LinkedIn’s report, she explains, taps into the shifting profile of retail investors and highlights the ways in which wealth management companies can…

First Hand: Leslie Hughes, LinkedIn profile writer, offers advice on how best to showcase your accomplishments Leslie Hughes, LinkedIn Specialist and Profile Writer, has some tips on what works on LinkedIn profile. Photo by Chris Ratcliffe/Bloomberg If you haven’t updated your LinkedIn since 2015 — seriously, I mean me, I just looked it up — know that professionals like Leslie Hughes, LinkedIn specialist and profile writer, now exist to perfect your online CV with the same careful curation you’d use for eHarmony. But what’s really involved in a LinkedIn glow up? First Hand reached out and asked her. Advertisement 2 This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. FP Work: I can’t even believe how long it’s been since I updated my profile. Years and years. Leslie Hughes: You are not alone and that’s why I love doing what I’m doing! Which, if I were to explain it simply at a party, which I never do, I’d say I help empower professionals and brands optimize their stories via social media channels. Really I make you look better on LinkedIn, because lots of people are just like you, that’s totally normal. Leslie Hughes, LinkedIn specialist and profile writer.…

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According to 5WPR founder Ronn Torossian, recently, the popular professional social media platform LinkedIn introduced some new features for its users. Companies in the B2B industry can use these features to attract, engage, and convert consumers. According to reports, over 70% of businesses have noted that LinkedIn generated the best promotional results out of all social media platforms over the last year, which was followed by Facebook with over 40%, and Instagram with over 30%. However, with the number of new tools and features available on LinkedIn, companies can find it somewhat overwhelming to know which ones to use. Newsletters Torossian notes that one of the very powerful new features that companies can use to connect with their target audiences on LinkedIn is the newsletter creation and distribution system that was recently expanded. The newsletter system lets creators access and publish written content at a regular frequency, which is an excellent tool for companies that are looking for new ways to share and promote their content marketing efforts. The latest addition to the LinkedIn newsletter feature is expanding this feature to LinkedIn pages, which allows companies of all sizes to harness the powerful platform’s scope and reach in a better way. The initial…

Muhammad Sarwar, the governor of Punjab in Pakistan,  has been removed by the federal government shortly before the no trust vote against Imran Khan was to be taken up in the National Assembly on Sunday. In a tweet (rougly translated from Urdu), Pakistan minister Chaudhry Fawad Hussain said: “The federal government has removed Punjab Governor Chaudhry Muhammad Sarwar from his post. The new governor of Punjab will be announced later. According to the constitution, the deputy speaker will be the acting governor. (sic)." According to reports, Sarwar had not been following the government line on some issues. Later, Omar Sarfraz Cheema was appointed as his replacement. Punjab is facing a political upheaval, according to local media,  as opposition rallies against Imran Khan.  Earlier, Sarwar had accepted Punjab chief minister Usman Buzdar's resignation on Friday. The country is witnessing another leadership crisis as Imran Khan faces a no-confidence motion on Sunday morning. No Pakistan prime minister has been able to complete a term. Imran Khan has been trying hard to keep his flock together as the opposition claims support of over 175 lawmakers in the 342-member assembly.  Critics have blamed Khan for an economic crisis in the country.  However, the cricketer-politician has said he is…

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