LinkedIn shapes social media strategy with Golin as global partner Details 08 July 2021
LinkedIn has appointed Golin as its global social media agency partner. In a LinkedIn post, Golin said it will unpack rich insights to better understand LinkedIn s members as well as use social listening to create relevant and cultural conversations that matter. The agency will also work with LinkedIn to build engaging communities through attention-grabbing earned-first content, one-on-one dialogues and more. Our diverse team of digital specialists around the world looks forward to helping LinkedIn be the most inclusive, engaging and helpful platform for professionals, the agency said. It added that LinkedIn s mission is simple: connect the world’s professionals to make them more productive and successful.
Over 30,000 people in Sri Lanka acquire digital skills during COVID-19
April, 28, 2021
Microsoft and LinkedIn launch next stage to help job seekers and employers move to a skills-based economy
ASIA PACIFIC, SRI LANKA Microsoft has helped over 30 million people in 249 countries and territories gain access to digital skills, of which over 30,000 of them are from Sri Lanka. This tops its initial goal of 25 million last June. Microsoft Corp. is also extending its commitment to help 250,000 companies globally make a skills-based hire in 2021.
From laid-off factory workers to retail associates and truck drivers, millions of people turned to online learning courses from GitHub, LinkedIn and Microsoft during the pandemic to help prepare for and secure the most in-demand roles, including customer service, project management and data analysis. The announcement, detailed on the Official Microsoft Blog, builds on the company’s efforts to help people by extending through 2021 free Link
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Microsoft helps 60,000-plus Bangladeshis gain digital skills amid Covid-19
Over 60,000 people in Bangladesh gained digital skills amid the pandemic with the support of Microsoft.
The company made the announcement in a media statement released on Thursday.
“From laid-off factory workers to retail associates and truck drivers, millions of people have turned to online learning courses from GitHub, LinkedIn, and Microsoft during the pandemic to help prepare for and secure the most in-demand roles, including customer service projects management and data analysis,” it said.
Microsoft’s announcement builds on the company’s efforts to help people by extending free LinkedIn Learning and Microsoft Learn courses and low-cost certifications, that align to 10 of the most in-demand jobs, throughout 2021.
Coronavirus-induced lockdowns forced employers to move quickly through 2020, implementing new technologies and flexible ways of working. As a result, five years of acceleration happened in one year, said LinkedIn s managing director and vice president for Asia-Pacific and China, Olivier Legrand.
Now, workplaces will want proof that employees can keep up with the pace of change.
Skills-based hiring ramps up
Indeed, it is already happening.
According to LinkedIn, more than three-quarters (77%) of the jobs posted on its platform in Asia-Pacific this year focused on skills ahead of industry experience and specific job titles. Meantime, individuals have been doubling down on self-development, spending 43 million hours on LinkedIn Learning in 2020 alone.