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The Decline, Fall & TikTokification of the Social Media Empire

By : Sunil Rajguru

Does anyone remember Orkut? This was a social media website launched in 2004 by Orkut Büyükkökten, a Google employee. For some reason this became a craze in India and Brazil. It was the hottest social media property in India and

How to get rid of the LinkedIn Stories? Use these tips.

By : CIOL Bureau

Just yesterday, LinkedIn launched its stories feature. Although most of the professional community has welcomed the feature, there are some who disapprove the story feature. The LinkedIn Stories enable members and organizations to share images and short videos of their

LinkedIn cuts 960 jobs, puts brake on corporate hiring

By : CIOL Bureau

Professional networking site LinkedIn said on Tuesday it would cut about 960 jobs. This is 6% of its global workforce. Further, the coronavirus pandemic is having a sustained impact on demand for its recruitment products. The company that helps candidates

Indian Workforce shows its resilient streak amidst Covid-19 job-loss concerns

By : Soma Tah 1

The Covid-19 crisis and extended lockdown has caused pain for most of the businesses and the workforce alike. A snap poll conducted by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) on 200 chief executives across various sectors found majority of them fearing their

“Coronavirus has significantly changed the contours of professional life”, says PM Modi on LinkedIn Post

By : CIOL Bureau

Prime Minister Narendra Modi addressed India on a LinkedIn blog post. PM Modi on LinkedIn titled the post “Life in the era of COVID-19”. It talked in length about how coronavirus has impacted our professional life. He also tweeted it

Google’s CEO job opening on LinkedIn: Is Sundar Pichai Planning to move out?

By : CIOL Bureau

Is Google looking for a new CEO as its LinkedIn page posted a job opening for the post of CEO? Actually not, it’s a fake job opening on the company page. This and some other fake job opening appeared on

India most confident in Asia Pacific in achieving career advancement: LinkedIn

By : CIOL Bureau

LinkedIn, the world’s largest professional network, announced the inaugural edition of LinkedIn Opportunity Index in Asia Pacific (APAC) region where it has more than 153 million members, including 53+ million members in India. The Index is a composite measure that

LinkedIn Salary, now available in India

By : CIOL Bureau

LinkedIn announced the launch of LinkedIn Salary in India, a definitive resource for job salary data. Where compensation is a crucial motivating factor for any professional to decide the next career move, this tool will enable job-seekers to make more

How artificial intelligence is already impacting today’s jobs

By : CIOL Bureau

The impact of artificial intelligence (AI) on the future of jobs is usually discussed in theoretical terms. Reports and opinion pieces cover the full spectrum of opinion—from the dystopian landscape that leaves millions unemployed, to new opportunities for social and

Indians rank happiness over paychecks while defining success

By : CIOL Writers

For an average Indian adult, happiness and health are more important than any other thing including money. According to a survey by professional networking website LinkedIn about 72 percent of Indians choose happiness as their definition of being successful. For

Homegrown tech cos favorite with professionals in India

By : CIOL Writers

If you want to know, where India wants to work in 2018, then look no further than homegrown tech and Internet companies like Directi, Flipkart and One97 Communications that have taken the first three spots on LinkedIn’s Top Companies 2018 list.

LinkedIn now lets users ask for a referral from people in their network

By : CIOL Writers

LinkedIn, the professional networking company has introduced a new feature that lets users seeking jobs ask for a referral that can help them take a lead over the other candidates applying for the same job. The new feature allows you to identify jobs

LinkedIn launches Scheduler to ease the recruiting process

By : CIOL Writers

Scheduling the time to set up an interview can be time-consuming and lead candidates to drop off from the hiring process. LinkedIn, the professional social network website has launched a new tool called Scheduler that eases the hiring process. Scheduler

Top 10 tech companies to work for in the US: Glassdoor

By : CIOL Writers 1

Based on the US employee feedback, Glassdoor released a report of the top 100 companies in the US. Out of which here are the top 10 tech companies as per the list. 1) Facebook- Topping the chart for the best

LinkedIn rolls out its career guidance and mentoring program in India

By : CIOL Writers

LinkedIn is rolling out its career guidance service named ‘Career Advice‘ in India that will connect users with mentors who can help them figure out anything to do with their career, whether it’s ideas on how to find a new

Microsoft integrates AI-powered LinkedIn resume assistant to Word

By : CIOL Writers

Microsoft is teaming up with LinkedIn to bring AI to your job search with a new LinkedIn-powered feature in Word called Resume Assistant. The feature, which will begin rolling out to Microsoft Insider this week, pulls in relevant LinkedIn data as you’re

LinkedIn to launch Talent Insights, a new analytics tool for recruiters

By : CIOL Writers

Microsoft owned LinkedIn has announced that it will launch Talent Insights next year, a new tool that gives you direct access to rich data on talent pools and companies. The new tool will provide a visual interface enabling users to

LinkedIn brings Video and Career Advice pilot to India

BANGALORE, INDIA: After a trial run and the launch of the video feature last month, LinkedIn today introduced the feature for the Indian market. Although video is not a new concept for social networking platforms, LinkedIn’s video push is aimed

LinkedIn launches Audience Network to expand its sponsored content reach

By : CIOL Writers

LinkedIn has launched Audience Network that allows marketers to reach out to audiences beyond the LinkedIn newsfeed. The Linkedin Audience Network has been under testing for months with more than 6000 LinkedIn advertisers participating. The LinkedIn Audience Network is a native

LinkedIn bets on video strategy to boost usage

By : CIOL Writers

LinkedIn is always trying to woo its professional users, as it is one of the most popular business networking tool it has to constantly evolve. Now, Microsoft owned LinkedIn is trying to add more users to its network by introducing video